2002 Domaine Arlaud Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Ruchots

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  9/7/2019 - StasMedvedev.lv wrote: 90 Points

  🏅Rating 90/100 (4,0⭐)
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  Tight even after 3hrs uncorked. Classy Ruchots with animalistic, earthy aromas and spices. Underlying fruit is sour. Pine tree forest.⁣
  Tannins are firm.⁣
  It has the concentration and focus of 1er Cru, but it lacks the elegance and fruit. 2002 was a great vintage. Arlaud produced from this most Southern 1er cru of Morey St. Denis quite a hot wine. Alc.: 13,5% ⁣
  I like the precision, intensity of aromas, but fruit you would expect from such wine is not surfaced enough. ⁣
  It will take time to even out this rustic character, however I doubt it will ever reveal its fruit the way it should. ⁣
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  Domaine Arlaud owns 15 ha of vineyards and became the 1st certified biodynamic estate in Morey-Saint-Denis in 2014. Grapes are picked by hand, sorted twice, and meticulously attended to throughout the winemaking process. The Pinot Noir spends 14-16 months in barrel.⁣

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  6/5/2019 - StasMedvedev.lv Likes this wine: 93 Points

  🏅Rating 93+/100 (4,35⭐)
  
  Syrup of forest berries. Earthy opening, tight. Explodes with perfume of over ripe, almost black sour cherry. Pine trees. Present chewy tannins. Develops with black truffle, confeteur strawberries and touch of game (duck breast). Dense wine with huge aging potential.
  
  That's the Burgundy I admire. Wine that triggers both emotional and intellectual sides of you. Has its own individual character.
  Premier cru level with no doubts. Maybe not as wide spectrum as top Grand cru wines might offer.
  Wine you don't wanna rush with. Let it show you all the grace at its own pase.
  It is graceful, lighter character than those from Gevrey.
  
  Les Ruchots is located just beneath Clos de Tart in the deep down the slope. Surrounded by tree walls the Ruchots is warm microclimat.

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  6/2/2019 - StasMedvedev.lv wrote: 93 Points

  🏅Rating 93+ (4,35⭐)
  
  Syrup of forest berries. Earthy opening, tight. Explodes with perfume of over ripe, almost black sour cherry. Pine trees. Present chewy tannins. Develops with black truffle, confeteur strawberries and touch of game (duck breast). Dense wine with huge aging potential. ⁣
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  That's the Burgundy I admire. Wine that stimulates both emotional and intellectual sides of you. Has its own individual character.⁣
  Premier cru level with no doubts. Maybe not as wide spectrum as top Grand cru wines might offer.⁣
  Wine you don't wanna rush with. Let it show you all the grace at its own pace. ⁣
  It is graceful, lighter character than those from Gevrey. ⁣
  ⁣
  Les Ruchots is located just beneath Clos de Tart in the deep down the slope. Surrounded by tree walls the Ruchots is warm microclimat.⁣

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  1/11/2016 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points

  Arlaud with Arlaud (Portland restaurant, London): Very scented, floral. Dark red fruit. Dense and plush. Darker and more savoury than the Raphet Vougeot alongside but less extracted than the Charmes and better for it. Seems to benefit from the style in 02. Lots here. ****

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  8/15/2014 - Loren Sonkin wrote: flawed

  A whole bunch of great wines with new and old friends (Marblehead, Ohio): Corked

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