Arnoux Lachaux Romanee St. Vivant Grand Cru 2014

Arnoux Lachaux Romanee St. Vivant Grand Cru 2014An even more elegant nose of spicy and floral red and black pinot fruit is nuanced by subtle traces of sandalwood, Asian style tea, soy and anise. There is fine concentration to the relatively powerful sappy and mouth coating flavors that are shaped by wonderfully fine grained tannins on the hugely long, balanced and moderately austere finale.

Frédéric Engerer

Like the Poisets this is notably rich with its relatively large-scaled flavors that also enjoy good density thanks to the abundant dry extract that also coats the palate and pushes the firmer supporting tannins to the background

jammy blackberries and cassis

There is once again an appealing sense of energy to the lighter weight flavors that deliver solid punch and persistence on the balanced finish

blackberry and blueberry fruit

This is austere but not really rustic and should amply reward mid to long-term cellaring

The utterly compelling 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon in this vintage and 1

There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise-infused finish

Lovely quality and overall this is a fine Nuits villages

There is a seductive texture to the supple medium-bodied flavors that possess fine mid-palate density before culminating in a dusty and palate coating finish

There is a driving minerality to the mouth coating and focused middle weight plus flavors that are ultra-vibrant

Layers of blue and black fruit