2002 Dominique Laurent Romanée-Saint-Vivant Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru

Ruby-red. Nose dominated by coffee, cocoa and smoky oak. Very sweet, lush, creamy and mouthcoating, with excellent vinosity giving the concentrated fruit and smoke flavors a tangy quality. Densely packed, even thick, but light on its feet. Very long on the aftertaste, with tannins overshadowed by fruit.