2020 Romanee St Vivant

Wafting from the glass with aromas of creamy berry fruit, rich spices, plum preserves, loamy soil and new oak, Cathiard's 2020 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru is full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with impressively tangy acids and a tightly wound mid-palate. Still youthfully primary, it will be fascinating to revisit in bottle.

The 2020 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru is matured in three barrels of which two are new. It has a beautifully focused bouquet with dark cherries, blackcurrant, violet petals and crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with spicy black cherry and red fruit, blood orange and cracked black pepper. Very fine depth here, firm grip, very persistent on the finish. Excellent.