Vosne-Romanée is the village Burgundy lovers speak about in a lower voice. This small stretch of the Côte de Nuits, just south of Vougeot and north of Nuits-Saint-Georges, makes Pinot Noir with a perfume and silkiness that nowhere else quite matches. On this page you will find Vosne-Romanée wine at every level: village bottles, the named premier crus and the grand crus that sit on the slope above the village.
What makes Vosne-Romanée wine so special in Burgundy
The appellation covers vineyards in two communes, Vosne-Romanée itself and neighbouring Flagey-Échezeaux, whose village and premier cru wines are bottled as Vosne-Romanée. The soils are clay and limestone with plenty of pebbles and limestone scree, and the grape is Pinot Noir and nothing else. What you get in the glass is depth and richness carried with real elegance: dark cherry and raspberry, a lift of exotic spice, and fine tannins that soften beautifully with age.
A good village Vosne is often the most rewarding entry point to serious red Burgundy. Lieux-dits like Les Chalandins, Aux Réas or La Croix Blanche give a clear taste of the village style, and in our range village bottles start below €100.
Premier cru vineyards and the producers who define them
The premier crus are where Vosne starts to feel like a map you want to learn by heart. Les Suchots and Les Beaux Monts are generous and floral, Aux Brûlées is warmer and more powerful, and Les Chaumes and Aux Malconsorts sit right below the grand crus. Then there is Cros Parantoux, barely a hectare, which Henri Jayer replanted in the late 1940s after it had lain fallow for decades.
That Jayer story runs straight into Domaine Méo-Camuzet, whose Cros Parantoux, Aux Brûlées and Les Chaumes are among the most sought-after wines here. Look out as well for Domaine Jean Grivot's Les Beaux Monts and Aux Reignots, Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux's Les Chaumes, Sylvain Cathiard's Malconsorts, Dujac's Beaux Monts and the organic wines of Bruno Clavelier.
The grand crus of Vosne-Romanée and Échezeaux
We have deliberately included the grand crus on this page, because for most drinkers they are the reason Vosne-Romanée is famous. Six lie in the commune of Vosne itself. Romanée-Conti and La Tâche are both monopoles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. La Romanée, at around 0.85 hectares the smallest appellation in France, belongs entirely to Comte Liger-Belair, and La Grande Rue, a Lamarche monopole squeezed between La Tâche and Romanée-Conti, was promoted to grand cru in 1992. Richebourg and Romanée-Saint-Vivant are shared, so you can compare Méo-Camuzet, Grivot, Cathiard and Jean-Jacques Confuron side by side.
Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux lie in Flagey-Échezeaux, and they bring the widest choice of growers: Dujac, Grivot, Méo-Camuzet, Domaine d'Eugénie and Georges Noëllat all make one. Mature vintages from the 1990s and 2000s sit next to recent releases, which makes this a natural corner of our fine wine range.
Frequently asked questions about Vosne-Romanée wine
Is Vosne-Romanée a village, a premier cru or a grand cru?
All three. Vosne-Romanée is the village appellation. Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru adds a named vineyard such as Les Suchots or Aux Brûlées. The grand crus, like La Tâche or Richebourg, carry only the vineyard name on the label.
How long should I age a Vosne-Romanée?
Village wines are usually lovely from around five to ten years after the vintage. Premier crus reward ten to fifteen years, and the grand crus can develop for decades in a good cellar.
What food goes with Vosne-Romanée wine?
Think roast duck or pigeon, game birds, veal with mushrooms or a simple aged Comté. The wines are fine-boned, so avoid heavy sauces that bury the fragrance.
Is Échezeaux part of Vosne-Romanée?
Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux have their own grand cru appellations in the commune of Flagey-Échezeaux, but they are traditionally counted among the grand crus of Vosne-Romanée, which is why you will find them here.