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Romanée-Saint-Vivant 2010 Grand Cru AC, MO, Domaine l'Arlot

Country: France
Region: Burgund
Producer/appellation: Arlot
Wine type: Red wines
Year: 2010
Content: 75 cl
Organic/bio dynamic: No

94-96

Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2010 Romanée St. Vivant is a hard wine to fully evaluate at this stage. It was the last wine to finish its malolactic fermentation and is therefore developing at a slower pace than the other wines in the lineup. Currently it is the wine's intensity, energy and drive that come through loud and clear. Given the exceptional level of the estate's 2010s, there is every reason to be optimistic about the Richebourg. I look forward to re-tasting this wine in a few months, at which time my rating may need to be revised upward. 02/2012


94+

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

Good bright, dark red. Extremely closed nose hints at wild berries, cocoa powder, iron, rose petal and pepper. Juicy, vibrant and youthfully imploded, already showing exciting grip and intensity to its berry, spice and salty mineral flavors. Finishes savory and very long, with fine but firm tannins and lingering spice character. This will need a decade in bottle to unfold. 03/2013