The 2011 Vosne-Romanee Village is from 15 parcels scattered north, south and in the middle of the village (only two parcels could ever be isolated and bottled on their own.) It is packed full of vanilla-tinged red and black fruit on the nose – sweet and generous but managing to maintain decent delineation. The palate is supple on the entry with fine tannins. While not a complex Vosne-Romanee, it remains crisp and balanced with a tart red cherry finish that is infused with citric freshness. Very fine. Drink now-2018. God only knows how many times I have visited the hallowed lattice of twisting lanes in the village of Vosne, but I have never actually visited Domaine Gerard Mugneret, whose winery lies just off the central square. Here I met Pascale Mugneret, the third-generation winemaker following in the footsteps of his grandfather who was at the helm until 1973, and then his father up until 2004. He presently tends around 7.7 hectares of vine spread over ten appellations, which will increase to 13 next year due to new fermage agreement. He explained apologetically (since it sounds like a cliche) that he likes his wines to express their respective terroirs and remarked that for him, it is more interesting to taste wines whereby one can perceive the philosophy upon the vine. He thinks that the 2011 vintage is completely different to say, 2007, which people tend to compare it to, because of the different acidity levels. Importer: Becky Wasserman Selection (various importers), Le Serbet, Beaune; fax 011-33-3-80-24-29-70