Domaine Perrot-Minot, Vosne-Romanee, 2005 so103125 luis seabra offer both in its youthful state

both in its youthful state and as it ages into something even more remarkable

Hervé Villemade's Cheverny Rouge is a near-perfect entry point

a swirl of woodland herb

Lucien Muzard et Fils

aged in neutral barrels

Domaine Perrot-Minot, Vosne-Romanee, 2005 so103125 luis seabra offer both in its youthful stateA mature bottle from the vintage where Christophe Perrot Minot's new direction became obvious. He took over the family domaine in 1993 after seven years as a wine broker, and around 2001 began pulling the wines toward finesse severe yield control at roughly 25 to 30 hectoliters per hectare, a large share of whole clusters, and no more than 20% new oak a shift that first showed clearly in 2005 and 2006. 2005 itself was a drought year in Burgundy: thick