2012 + 2014 Aurelien Verdet Vieilles Vignes Vosne Romanee // 2 pack

2012 Aurelien Verdet Vieilles Vignes Vosne Romanee 91 Points

Racy yet elegant, Aurelien Verdet’s old vine Vosne Romanée landed stateside to a standing ovation. In this special enclave of Côte de Nuits (a stone’s throw from famed Romanée-Conti), caramel colored slopes grow vines and wines of exceptional quality. Vieilles Vignes (French for old vines) produce lower yields of especially potent Pinot. Verdet takes his sweet time vinifying the wines, slow and cool, to showcase the full glory of Pinot Noir’s potential in this terroir.

Wine Spectator swooned in their 91-point love letter to this immaculate expression of Burgundy’s most highly sought-after star. “A rich version, with sweet baking spices accenting the cherry and currant fruit. Supple and lively, building to a spice- and anise-infused finish.”

2014 Aurelien Verdet Vosne-Romanee 93 Point

Vosne Romanee is the jewel in Burgundy’s crown, and Aurelien Verdet is putting a new shine on it. His tiny parcel of old vines (Vieilles Vignes in French) produce mesmerizing Pinot Noir. And when nature’s benevolence smiled on him in 2014, Aurelien made magic. But only 135 cases of that magic made into the US.

It’s a shame too. This bottle is a 93-point stunner that Wine Spectator said “shows terrific balance and finesse” while painting a mouth-watering picture of bright red berries, black bramble fruit, baking spice, and all around perfection. Verdet delivers in his masterful rendition of Vosne Romanee’s famed terroir. Every sip transports you to those shimmering hills and verdant vines, if only there were more sips to enjoy.