2023 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru, Domaine de l'Arlot

2023 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru, Domaine de l'Arlot

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Like their Suchots, this was another canny purchase that the domaine made in the 1990s, and marks a high point in the cellar. It is so sultry and voluminous, wrapping around the palate with its peppery intensity, and succulent, deep tannins.

Critic score
95/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    France
  • Grape
    Pinot Noir
  • Maturity
    Young 2028 - 2042info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • Classification
    Grand Cru

Tasting notes

The 2023 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru has a gorgeous bouquet that blossoms in the glass. Dark cherries, touches of violet and iodine just soar with aeration—wonderfully delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins and a killer line of acidity, very harmonious through the linear and poised finish. This is quite understated for an RSV. Lovely.

Neal Martin, vinous.com (January 2025)
(94—96)/100

A medium deep ruby crimson colour. The fruit takes a little coaxing but there is evidently plenty waiting to emerge. The ripeness is slightly more evident here in the darker fruit profile, heading towards black raspberry, but the wine is by no means too ripe. There remains a crispness to the structure and finish. Understated in the Arlot style, but fine. This should build in bottle, to add volume of fruit to its undoubted purity. Drink from 2032-2040. Tasted Nov 2024.

Jasper Morris (January 2025)
94—96/100

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