Dom. Forey Pere et Fils Wine at Flickinger Wines

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Dom. Forey Pere et Fils

2016

Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

$199

BH 91 (1/2019): This is actually aromatically similar to the Echézeaux at present with its mildly reductive nose that is slightly earthier and not quite as spicy. There is by contrast both more volume and more concentration as well to the bold, robust and broad-shouldered flavors that possess a velvety mid-palate that contrasts markedly with the distinctly firm and austere if slightly drying finish where it's not entirely clear that it will eventually harmonize. A question mark. (Drink starting 2031).

2016

Echezeaux Grand Cru

$199

BH 92 (1/2019): Here too there is a touch of reduction that pushes the notes of red currant, cherry, violet and spice elements to the background. There is though good freshness to richer and even more full-bodied flavors that possess outstanding concentration thanks to the abundance of dry extract that coats the palate and buffers the slightly less structured finale that also offers fine length and solid depth. As pretty as this is though, it can't match the evident class of the Gaudichots good as it is. (Drink starting 2028).

VM 89 (7/2018): The 2016 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a floral bouquet, quite earthy in style but well defined. The palate has a structured, rather backward opening with grainy tannin and a savory, meaty finish that suggests this will be best enjoyed in its youth. (Drink between 2019-2025). Neal Martin.

2016

Echezeaux Grand Cru

Wine-Strained Label

$199

2012

Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St. Georges

$149

BH 93 (1/2015): A background application of wood toast does not materially detract from the more complex aromas of various dark berry fruit scents that display plenty of earth, spice and game characters as well. The palate impression is also relatively sophisticated thanks to the dense but fine tannins that shape the impressively concentrated and mineral-inflected medium-bodied flavors that terminate in an austere and backward but gorgeously long finish. This is terrific but note well that this will need lots of time in a cool cellar. (Drink starting 2027).

VM 90+ (11/2014): Bright medium red. Ripe aromas of red cherry, smoke and leather. Sweeter and more open-knit on entry than the Petits Monts, showing excellent breadth and creaminess. Then turns more tannic, even a bit dusty, on the dry, broad back end. I find the oak element less harmonious here than in the Petits Monts. (Drink between 2022-2032). Stephen Tanzer.

WA 89 (3/2017): Tasted blind at Flint Wines’ 2007/2012 Nuits Saint-Georges tasting in London. The 2012 Nuits Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint-Georges from Regis Forey has a brambly red berry-driven, slightly disjointed bouquet that would benefit from more focus. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and good weight in the mouth. Perhaps a little conservative, this is a Nuits Saint Georges that wants to play it safe. Capable, but not extraordinary. Tasted November 2016.

2015

Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St. Georges

$149

BH 92 (1/2018): There is just enough reduction present to push the ripe mix of earthy dark fruit and underbrush aromas to the background so I would suggest decanting this for half an hour first if you're tempted to try a bottle young. There is ample dry extract on the robust, muscular and intense flavors that display a distinct gaminess on the textured and solidly long and dusty finish that is supported by ripe tannins. This will require at least a decade for this full-boded, rustic and very serious effort to come together. Drink 2027+.

1999

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

$275

VM 87 (3/2018): (made entirely from destemmed fruit): Fresh, dark red. Aromas of redcurrant, cedar, mocha and spices come across as distinctly Bordeaux-like and suggest strong extraction. Rich and chewy but muscular and dry, showing limited appeal and vineyard character. More tannic than Forey's wines today, and with a more rustic oak element that robs the wine of any sweetness it may once have possessed. Forey, who is always remarkably forthcoming about how he might have approached a given vintage differently with the benefit of hindsight, told me he was doing much more extraction in 1999. This was his first year in his new cellar, in which it was so much easier to work that he worked too much, doing three punchdowns per day during the fermentation. This wine will likely endure in bottle for a good while but is unlikely to soften or gain in sweetness. (I recall that I found it to be quite severe when I tasted it shortly after the bottling.) (Drink between 2018-2026). Stephen Tanzer.

2002

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

$275

BH 91 (1/2005): Very fresh and bright spicy black pinot fruit aromas introduce linear, tight and very backward at present with subtle spice notes and an angular, muscular, somewhat robust flavor profile. There is really lovely complexity and a long floral finish of impressive elegance. I like this. (Drink starting 2010).

2006

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

$175

WA 92 (12/2009): The Foreau 2006 Vosne-Romanee Les Petits Monts delivers a melange of red and black currant with bright, bitter-sweet and tart flavors that are complimented by a savory, saline suggestion of maritime minerality, soy, peat, and marrowy meatiness. Firm tannins preclude any outright sense of richness – let alone fat – at this stage in its evolution, but there is impressively sappy persistence here and a dynamic sense of interaction with mineral and carnal nuances. I would plan to revisit this in a couple of years, and anticipate at least 6-8 years of satisfaction.

BH 91 (1/2009): A reserved mix of fresh and spicy floral and very ripe dark berry fruit aromas trimmed in a bit of toasty oak combines with nicely detailed and relatively round flavors that possess excellent intensity, detail and minerality on the moderately wood influenced finish. This doesn't quite have the sheer depth of the Les St. Georges but it is very Vosne as well as serious, complex and the amount of extract here is impressive all the same. Recommended. (Drink starting 2014).

2009

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

$245

VM 89 (5/2011): The 2009 Vosne-Romanée Petits Monts is soft and sumptuous in this vintage. Most of the wine's appeal is immediate, as the intensity drops off markedly on the mid-palate and finish. This is quite a bit less interesting and complex than the best 2009s here. (Drink between 2017-2027). Antonio Galloni.

2015

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

$225

BH 93 (1/2018): This is cooler and spicier with its more elegant array of dark currant, rose petal and plum scents that are also trimmed in enough wood and menthol to remark upon. The suave, round and seductively textured flavors possess a sleek muscularity and good minerality while delivering excellent length on the firm finale. This is both stylish and classy though note well that it's clearly built-to-age and is going to require at least 7 to 8 years first. (Drink starting 2027).

VM 92+ (1/2018): Good medium-deep red. Black cherry, licorice, minerals and a whiff of violet on the nose. Energetic but youthfully tight, conveying a strong impression of saline minerality. Finishes with building firm tannins and lovely perfumed lift. This solidly structured wine will need patience but it has the verve to evolve gracefully and last. (Drink between 2025-2036). Stephen Tanzer.

2016

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

$225

BH 92 (7/2023): As it was when last reviewed from bottle (see herein), there is a vague touch of reduction on the still somewhat reluctant nose of ripe black fruit, spice and soft floral nuances. There is both excellent volume and richness to the sleek and refined mineral-driven middle weight flavors that display fine length is perhaps not quite as much depth as one might like to see. With that duly noted, this has not yet peaked even if it's not so structured that it couldn't be enjoyed now even though my advice would be to continue to hold for another 5 to 8 years. (Drink starting 2028).

VM 88 (7/2018): The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Les Petit Monts 1er Cru has a very reduced nose with floral scents trying to escape the SO2. The palate is balanced with a sweet core of red fruit, rather sorbet-like with a chewy finish that does not quite articulate the propitious vineyard. (Drink between 2019-2025). Neal Martin.

2017

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

$150

BH 88 (1/2020): A spicier and more deeply pitched nose features notes of plum liqueur, violet, sandalwood and Asian-style tea, all of which is trimmed in moderate wood influence. The sleek, intense and equally stony medium-bodied flavors possess a finer mouthfeel though not the same power or muscle, all wrapped in a structured if slightly drying, grippy and short finale. Drink 2029+.

2018

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

Lightly Bin-Soiled Label

$179

BH 92 (1/2021): A cool essence of various red berries, cassis, floral and spice elements are trimmed in hints of wood toast. There is both good energy and detail to the sleekly muscular and lightly stony medium-bodied flavors that terminate in a mocha-inflected and slightly firmer finish. This is definitely on the riper side but not so much that it becomes heavy or plodding and it does offer excellent complexity. (Drink starting 2030)

2018

Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

Lightly Scuffed Label

$179