LA COMBE BRULEE 2017

The old vines over 85 years old from the Combe-Brulée (52 ares) give a fine and complex Vosne-Romanée. Located in a small closed valley (combe) of the same name, at the foot of the hillside, ripening is slower than elsewhere. The specific microclimate alternates between the coolness of the valley bottom and the heat of the reverberation of the hillside stones. The soil was built on a base of limestone with limestone which, due to the silica they contain, could be the origin of the smoky touches of flint often present in this cuvée. 
The wine can take on a tense character in cold years or a more open expression in favourable years. Whatever the vintage, the Vosne-Romanée La Combe Brulée always shows great complexity when aerated (wild berries, flowers, warm rock) revealing in particular a beautiful viscosity of matter. It is a subtle wine that expresses itself on its mineral length.