2019 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Aux Reignots 1x750ml

Vinous 97

The 2019 Vosne-Romanée Aux Reignots 1er Cru comes from an expanded parcel, the “extension” only planted (at 16,000 vines per hectare) in 2015 after being fallow for over a century. The total area is 0.1854-hectares. It has a brilliantly defined bouquet with vivid red fruit, crushed limestone and crushed rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant, lithe tannins, a mixture of red and black fruit. Slightly granular in texture, hints of hoisin toward the finish with a long saline aftertaste. This squares up to the RSV and questions its superiority…it’s that good. [Neal Martin, 12/16/2021]

Anticipated maturity: 2026-2055