2013 Romanee St Vivant

The 2013 Romanée Saint Vivant is simply magnificent. Expressive floral and spice notes soar from the glass in a lifted, precise Burgundy of pure seduction. Red cherry, plum, mint, wild flowers and cinnamon meld together in a wine of exceptional polish and pure finesse. Intense saline notes support the brisk, invigorating finish.

Bright, dark red. Sexy high-toned lift to the aromas of raspberry, cocoa powder and spicecake, complicated by a minty nuance. Silky and intense on entry, then utterly primary in the middle, with urgent crushed red fruit and spice flavors that are almost too big for the mouth. The explosive finish features strong, noble tannins and outstanding rising length. This wine began in two new 225-liter barriques and was then racked into one new and one one-year-old barrel in October.