Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 97
The 2019 Romanee-St-Vivant Grand Cru wafts from the glass with breathtaking aromas of raspberries and strawberries mingled with bergamot, Indian spices, peonies and rose petals. Full-bodied, vibrant and perfumed, it’s finer boned than the more muscular Grands-Échezeaux, with a bright spine of acidity and beautifully refined tannins, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. Striking for its purity and elegance, my handwritten notes include the phrase “pure sensuality.”
Anticipated maturity: 2029-2065
JancisRobinson.com 18.5
45-year-old vines were picked on 20 and 21 September and yielded just 18 hl/ha. 1,351 cases made. Intensely perfumed. Dramatic! More red-cherry flavours, plus Vosne savour. Such energy! This one hogs the stage – demands attention. Particularly fine, sandy tannins. Really quite delicate on the end. Quite flashy for a DRC wine. Firm and yet very fine-boned.
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2048