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97
/ 100
Decanter
Red
Classification
Pinot Noir
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
France
Country
Burgundy, Richebourg
Region
13.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"This outstanding Richebourg should not be overlooked. There is impressive complexity to the ripe blackberry and plum fruit component, with savoury game notes and a noticeably saline minerality that underpins it. The texture is silky and very fine, yet there is also rewarding length here. The grapes are from the domaine holdings in the Gros family stronghold of Les Verroilles. The domaine lost 0.10 hectares in the recent reshuffle, but they still farm a half-hectare here. The grapes are partially destemmed and gently fermented on native yeasts before ageing in cask to produce this superb rendition of Richebourg."
- Decanter
Tasting Notes
Richebourg is one of the six Grand Cru vineyards in Vosne Romanée consisting of 8ha which is shared between 10 producers including Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Domaine Alain Hudelot-Noellat and Domaine Meo-Camuzet.
Situated near the Grand Cru vineyards of La Romanée, La Romanée-Conti and Romanée-Saint-Vivant. Richebourg has a combined total of 8-hectares, of which A.F. Gros own 0.59-hectares, therefore making them the second largest occupant after Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.
Dark, brooding aromas of red and black cherry, blackberry, and mulberry infused with smoky, toasted oak spice. So intense, complex, and concentrated yet beautifully balanced thanks to the juicy tannins and silky texture; it is so pure and harmonious with a core of further Autumn and hedgerow fruits fused with black pepper spice on the marathon finish. Effortlessly oozes class and sophistication. Stunning.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity