Domaine de l'Arlot
About Domaine de l'Arlot
Technically created as recently as 1987 following the acquisition of all current holdings by AXA-Millésimes, the addition of Domaine de l’Arlot was one of the greatest decisions made by the giant company, whose small but impressive portfolio delivers consistently excellent wines under the auspice of the general head of vinous affairs Christian Seely.
More specifically, Domaine de l’Arlot has found its groove following the appointment of tremendously talented Géraldine Godot, who has more than once made bold decisions in both vineyards and wineries to produce the absolute best wines she deems possible. Having replaced Jacques Desvauges, now of Clos de Tart, Godot was given the mandate to make sweeping stylistic manoeuvres such as 100% whole-bunch fermentation in some cuvées and 100% destemmed in others.
Currently composed of 14 hectares, the original Domaine de l’Arlot covered three monopoles. Their Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru “Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges" is generally considered to be not only this Domaine’s top bottling but one of the most consistently thrilling wines in Nuits-St-Georges.
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€1,276.38 |
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Wine Advocate (93-95)The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots includes 100% whole cluster with 50% new oak. It has a refined, elegant, mild-mannered bouquet with pure raspberry preserve, cranberry and subtle tobacco scents that unroll with aeration, though never quite delivering the opulence synonymous with the premier cru. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle but insistent grip on the entry. In some ways, the whole bunch addition lends this structure and shifts it toward, say, a Malconsorts in style (not to suggest that is necessarily a bad thing!). Linear and precise, it will require 7 to 10 years in bottle to really show its best. The bottom line is that this is one of the finest Les Suchots that I tasted in 2016. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 93-95 (WA) |
In Bond
€1,045.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93-95)The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots includes 100% whole cluster with 50% new oak. It has a refined, elegant, mild-mannered bouquet with pure raspberry preserve, cranberry and subtle tobacco scents that unroll with aeration, though never quite delivering the opulence synonymous with the premier cru. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle but insistent grip on the entry. In some ways, the whole bunch addition lends this structure and shifts it toward, say, a Malconsorts in style (not to suggest that is necessarily a bad thing!). Linear and precise, it will require 7 to 10 years in bottle to really show its best. The bottom line is that this is one of the finest Les Suchots that I tasted in 2016. |
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