2022 Domaine du Couvent Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux

One of Vosne’s higher-altitude plots, at the forest line, ‘Les Barreaux’ is pure and direct, with airy purple fruit and a translucency to terroir that is stunning. Estate holdings are surrounded by premier crus on three sides, with grand cru Richebourg just downslope. Aromas of ripe red and purple fruits, crushed stones, white pepper. Medium-bodied, firmly structured; refined. Hand-harvested. Destemmed, with a brief cold maceration; fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled cement tanks. Aged for 15 months in French oak barrels, with approx. 20% new oak