Wine Advisor
Cecile Tremblay, Vosne Romanee Vieilles Vignes 2022
View analysis
Description
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: William Kelley
Always more primary and brooding from barrel than its communal counterparts, Tremblay's 2022 Vosne-Romanée Vieilles Vignes unwinds to reveal aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with notions of burning embers, spices and potpourri. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a concentrated core of succulent fruit and powdery structuring tannins, it will reward patience.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Vieilles Vignes has quite a sultry bouquet at the moment, biding its time opening in the glass, mainly black fruit with more red fruit emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, blueberry infusing the wild strawberry fruit with a subtle creamy texture towards its harmonious finish. This is a deftly crafted Vosne-Romanée.
About the Producer
Cecile TREMBLAY descends from a long line of vignerons. The story begins in 1921, with the union of Cécile’s great-grandparents, Edouard Jayer, a cooper in Nuits-Saint-Georges, and Esther Fournier who inherited vineyards from her family. Together they established and developed their own Domaine. The domaine’s vineyards were then eventually passed down to their five children. Renée, the youngest daughter, kept her share of the vineyards under métayage. Later on, Renée’s only daughter, Marie-Annick, grew the family holdings with her husband while keeping all vineyards under métayage. Cécile Tremblay, who had studied enology and viticulture in Dijon, reclaimed the family heritage and took over the management of the vineyards in 2002. A year later, Cécile bottled her first wines, Domaine Cécile Tremblay was born!
