Arnoux Lachaux Vosne Romanee 2013

Arnoux Lachaux Vosne Romanee 2013An airy and beautifully broad ranging nose offers up notes of floral, spice and pure red and dark berries. The delicious and round yet nice detailed and vibrant flavors possess a dusty yet refined mouth feel before terminating in a lingering, balanced and harmonious finale. Lovely and understated.

Relatively heavy reduction renders the nose unreadable

earth and humus nuances

a hint of licorice

lush mouthfeel with silky tannin

sappy and punchy finish

balanced and moderately austere finale

all wrapped in a balanced and velvety finish that is supported by moderately firm tannins

There is a lovely sense of energy and underlying tension to the intensely mineral-driven

An exuberantly expressive nose jumps from the glass to reveal a lovely array of earth

Lovely quality and overall this is a fine Nuits villages

precise and beautifully intense medium-bodied flavors that possess a refreshing salinity on the understated

large-scaled effort that is not without considerable elegance for its mass and volume