(from soil rich in clay): Bright, dark red. Deeper-pitched and more reduced on the nose than the basic village Vosne, offering scents of raspberry and smoked meat. Then broad and plush in the mouth, showing more earth and saline mineral tones than primary fruit today. But this ripe, fleshy wine is nicely framed by juicy acidity.

The 2016 Vosne-Romanée La Colombière, which suffered only marginal frost damage, has a perfumed bouquet with blackcurrant pastille and blueberry scents, a little darker than the village cru in style but equally as sensual. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannin, dark berry fruit laced with iodine, focused with a more floral finish than the village cru. Superb, especially for a village cru.