The Romanee-Saint-Vivant from Arnoux-Lachaux is made from a 0.375 ha plot in the southern part of the vineyard – just above the garden of Bernard Gros and just north of La Grande Rue. The 2008 edition of this lovely wine offers a quite expressive nose, with dark and red fruits – cherries, raspberries and blueberries – spiced with coffee, oak and a refined floral element. On the palate very lovely refined fruit … with a very fine depth and complexity. It’s intense and well balanced – quite forward after some time in the glass – offering a delicate midpalate and a long complex finish. The 2008 vintage and this refined vineyard really suits the somewhat dense style of the domaine. Seductive and refined – big but still quite lightfooted – Impressive!
(Drink from 2023) – Very Fine+ 94p – Tasted 13/02/2013
Tasting Notes for this producer
- Domaine Naudin-Ferrand Côte de Nuits Villages «Viola Odorata» 2012 November 5, 2019
- Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Saint-Vivant 2009 – 7 years after October 23, 2019
- Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2000 October 13, 2019
- Hope for an old Romanée-Conti, and a delightful Dujac 1976 September 27, 2019
- Domaine Robert Groffier Chambolle Les Hauts Doix 2010 September 4, 2019
- Domaine Dublère, Charmes-Chambertin 2006 September 1, 2019
- Domaine Lafouge, Auxey-Duresse Climat du Val 2016 August 16, 2019
- Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Vosne-Romanee “Les Barreaux” 2017 August 16, 2019
- Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Bourgogne Passetoutgrain rosé 2018 August 16, 2019
- Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Bourgogne Passetoutgrain rosé 2017 July 30, 2019
- Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos de Chateau 2009 July 26, 2019
- La Ferme de Saint Roux, Friponne rosé 2018 July 24, 2019
- Domaine Moron-Garcia, Corton “Cuvée Baie par Baie” 2017 July 23, 2019
- Vincent Wine Company, Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Zenith Vineyard 2016 July 14, 2019
- Château-Grillet 2008 June 29, 2019
- Domaine d’Eugenie, Chassagne-Montrachet Les Perclos 2015 June 29, 2019
- Domaine Aurelien Verdet, Vosne-Romanée Les Beauxmonts 2017 June 25, 2019
- Vincent Wine Company, Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge Armstrong Vineyard 2016 June 17, 2019
- Vincent Wine Company, Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills, Bjornson Vineyard 2016 June 11, 2019
- Vincent Wine Company, Chardonnay Willamette Valley “Tardive” 2017 June 11, 2019
- Domaine Aurelien Verdet, Nuits-Saint-Georges 2017 June 10, 2019
- Domaine Jean-Pierre Maldant, Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru “Aux Fourneaux” 2017 June 1, 2019
- Domaine Jean-Pierre Maldant, Corton Les Grandes Lolières 2017 June 1, 2019
- Domaine Ponsot, Clos de Vougeot 2002 May 10, 2019
- Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle Chambertin 1999 May 9, 2019
- Laurent Ponsot, Meursault Charmes 2016 May 9, 2019
- Laurent Ponsot, Griotte Chambertin “Cuvée du Saule” 2016 May 9, 2019
- William Fevre, Chablis Bougros Côte Bouguerots 2010 May 4, 2019
- Domaine J.-F. Mugnier, Nuits Clos de la Marechale 2013 May 4, 2019
- Bouchard Pere et Fils, Beaune Greves l’Enfant Jesus 2017 May 3, 2019
- Bruno Clavelier, Vosne-Romanee La Combe Brulee 2012 May 1, 2019
- Bouchard Pere et Fils, Corton-Charlemagne 2017 May 1, 2019
- Domaine Arnaud et Sophie, Vosne-Romanee “Les Barreaux” 2016 May 1, 2019
- Domaine Moron-Garcia, Beaune Les Tuvilains 2017 April 26, 2019
- Bouchard Pere et Fils, Chevalier Montrachet 2017 April 25, 2019
- Domaine Dujac, Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsort 2010 March 25, 2019
- Domaine Moron-Garcia, Marsannay Clos du Roy 2017 March 7, 2019
- Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne Clos du Chateau 2016 March 6, 2019
- Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Echezeaux 2009 March 6, 2019
- Domaine Moron-Garcia, Bourgogne Blanc 2017 March 6, 2019
- Domaine Nicolas Faure Bourgogne Aligote La Corvees de Bully 2017 February 19, 2019
- Domaine Jacques Cacheux, Echezeaux 1999 February 9, 2019
- Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Musigny 2004 February 8, 2019
- Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 2004 February 8, 2019
- Bruno Clavelier, Corton Rognets 2010 January 20, 2019
- Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 1999 January 19, 2019
- Comte Lafon, Meursault Genevrieres 2007 January 18, 2019
- J.-F. Coche Dury Meursault 2007 January 14, 2019
- Domaine Cathiard, Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsorts 2012 January 7, 2019
- Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Musigny 2001 January 7, 2019
- Domaine Georges Roumier, Chambolle Les Cras 1996 January 4, 2019
- Olivier Guyot, Clos Vougeot 2017 December 25, 2018
- Olivier Guyot, Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux 2017 December 23, 2018
- Olivier Guyot, Marsannay “Les Favières” 2017 December 23, 2018
- Olivier Guyot, Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2017 December 23, 2018
- Domaine Glantenay, Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2017 December 20, 2018
- Domaine Bruno Clavelier, Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 2015 December 20, 2018
- Clos du Moulin au Moines, Pernand-Vergelesses Les Combottes 2014 December 20, 2018
- Clos du Moulin au Moines, Auxey Clos du Moulin aux Moines 2014 December 19, 2018
- Domaine Georges Noëllat, Vosne-Romanée Petits-Monts 2015 December 4, 2018
- Domaine Georges Noëllat, Bourgogne 2015 November 29, 2018
- Domaine Nicolas Faure, Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Herbues 2016 November 23, 2018
- Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 2016 November 23, 2018
- Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – 2017s from cask November 22, 2018
- Domaine Morey-Coffinet, Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2017 November 22, 2018
- Domaine Morey-Coffinet, Chassagne-Montrachet En Caillerets 2017 November 21, 2018
- Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares 1999 November 5, 2018
- Domaine Jacques Cacheux, Vosne La Croix Rameau 1999 November 1, 2018
- Domaine Bertheau, Bonnes Mares 2008 October 28, 2018
- Domaine Bizot, Vosne Romanee Les Jachees 2006 October 26, 2018
- Domaine Dujac, Clos de la Roche 2007 October 25, 2018
- Hubert Lignier, Clos de la Roche 2002 October 24, 2018
- Domaine Joseph Roty, Griotte Chambertin 1996 October 21, 2018
- Chanson, Chambertin Clos des Beze 1957 October 21, 2018
- Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 2007 October 19, 2018
- Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Echezeaux 2009 October 17, 2018
- Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Bonnes Mares 1970 October 9, 2018
- A happy return to the 2009s from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé October 7, 2018
- Comte Georges de Vogüé – 2017 before and under malo October 1, 2018
- Domaine de la Cras, Bourgogne L’Equilibriste 2017 September 13, 2018
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