Robert Arnoux Romanee St. Vivant Grand Cru 2005

Robert Arnoux Romanee St. Vivant Grand Cru 2005

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

In most cases I prefer the younger ten or twenty year Tawnys to the ancient forty to fifty year old wines

Note that the structure is almost completely resolved

fresh and energetic medium full flavors that are supple

black cherry

exotic spices

mostly Touriga Franca

and sweet fruit

spring flowers

Here the ripe and attractively fresh nose displays a dense blend of earth

Otherwise the succulent and opulent massively-scaled flavors possess seemingly endless reserves of dry extract that make the mid-palate and finish of this very firmly structured and almost painfully intense effort appear almost pliant

There is more volume and certainly more punch to the overtly stony medium weight flavors that possess outstanding delineation before terminating in a youthfully austere