Domaine De L'arlot - Clos De L'arlot Monopole Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Rouge 2022
Price: $183.99
| Producer | Domaine De L'arlot |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Burgundy |
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| Subregion | Nuits Saint Georges |
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| Varietal | PINOT NOIR |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
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| Sku | 35280 |
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Domaine De L'arlot Description
For several decades now the Domaine de L'Arlot has been following its own path to creating wines that reflect both the subtleties of diverse terroirs and a distinct "house style" that is unique in Burgundy. The Domaine is located in Premeaux, on the southernmost edge of the Cotes-de-Nuits where Nuits-St-Georges tends to resemble Chambolle in elegance and perfume.
In 2015 the very talented Geraldine Godot was given full control of the domaine. She is committed to continuing the traditions of the house including biodynamic farming and a high percentage of whole clusters during fermentation. However she is making small changes, using less extraction and less new oak to achieve even more balance and grace.
The heart of the Domaine's holdings are two 1er Cru monopoles in Nuits-Saints-Georges: Clos de L'Arlot and Clos des Forets. These vineyards produce some of the most elegant wines in Nuits and are perfect examples of the finesse and purity of terroir that L'Arlot achieves.
They also have small parcels of vines in two of the top vineyards in Vosne-Romanée: Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Suchots. These blue chip wines are complimented by a range of excellent values from the Haut-Cotes and other sites surrounding Nuits.
James Suckling: 94 Points
Still very youthful and a tad shy, but there’s no mistaking this is a sophisticated wine for the village with subtle sour cherry and red berry aromas plus hints of summer flowers and blood oranges. At once compact, concentrated and elegant on the medium-bodied palate. Excellent drive in the long, sleek and stony finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.
Vinous: 92-94 Points
The 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de l'Arlot 1er Cru also showed a little reduction on the nose, with brambly red berry fruit and wild hedgerow, touches of loam emerging with time. The oak, 40% new, is neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied, with plenty of black plum and raspberry fruit on the entry. Lots of sucrosity here, gentle grip, hints of allspice and even a dab of licorice towards the finish. It's quite a stocky Clos de l'Arlot at the moment, yet very well-balanced, so give this three to five years in bottle. Drink: 2026-2048.
