The 2014 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru les Beaux Monts has a very attractive bouquet, pure and sensual with black cherries, boysenberry and a touch of blueberry. Understated but quite compelling. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, silky in texture, beautifully balanced with very well judged acidity with a touch of salinity towards the finish. This is a very well crafted Beaumonts that deserves several years in bottle.

Bright medium red. Complex, terroir-driven scents of raspberry, crushed rock, flint and smoke. Concentrated and fairly full, conveying a hint of superripeness to its flavors of berry fruit, minerals and wild herbs. My first sample displayed good energy but a slight dryness on the back end but my second was sweeter and more vibrant, finishing with firm tannins and excellent saline length. My score is for the better bottle.