The 2016 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St-Georges includes 50% whole cluster with 50% new oak. This has the most precise bouquet from Domaine de l’Arlot this year: exquisite scents of wild strawberry, cranberry, wild hedgerow and just a hint of graphite. It feels tightly wound at first but gathers pace with aeration in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. This feels crisp and linear, and there's good depth of flavor as this gently grips the mouth. Red fruit dovetail into black toward the graphite-tinged finish, the persistence very long. There is palpable energy in situ that should see it age for two decades.- Neal Martin (12/2017)
(40% vendange entier; 50% new oak; carrying a natural pH of 3.48; the crop was 70% lower than normal): The freshest and darkest color so far among these '16s: deep red with ruby highlights. Slightly reduced aromas of black raspberry, musky espresso and dark chocolate. Boasts a penetrating sweetness and almost liqueur-like ripeness but with enough energy and muscularity to avoid coming off as heavy; this wine has 14% alcohol, vs. 13.5% for the estate's other crus, but it's buffered by sound acidity. Quite rich and full, with licorice and spice notes from the stems contributing lift. This broad, slightly aggressive wine finishes with a firm tannic spine for aging.- Stephen Tanzer (01/2018)
Producer: de l'Arlot, Domaine
Vintage: 2016
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Nuits
Appellation: Nuits St Georges
Sub-Appellation: Clos des Forets St Georges
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