Lucien Le Moine, Romanee Saint Vivant Vintage:2018 10 years' ageing on lees

10 years' ageing on lees

there is a wall of dark

This is very classy juice that should basically age for as long as anyone would reasonably like

but promises great aging potential

the 2006 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a blockbuster thats up with the top two to three wines of the vintage

Lucien Le Moine, Romanee Saint Vivant Vintage:2018 10 years' ageing on leesFairly strong reduction blocks the nose though glimpses of ripe black fruit and the natural spice of a classic RSV peek through and continue onto the rich, full and intense flavors that culminate in a dusty, focused and linear finish that ends a bit abruptly. This would appear to have outstanding underlying material but it was quite awkward and frankly difficult to judge and my score mixes a bit of reservation with the benefit of the doubt, given how