BH 90 to 92 - An expressive nose of almost exclusively black and blue fruits and an array of spices that suggest Vosne as much as fine Nuits yet the Nuits character of pungent earth and a distinct animale component is on parade on the mouth coating, textured and sweet big-boned flavors, underpinned by firm tannins that are tamed by the serious dry extract levels that drench the palate on the serious but delicious finish.