Arnoux Lachaux Romanee St. Vivant 2017 750mL

"This is aromatically inexpressive to the point of being mute though aggressive swirling eventually liberates spicy and floral-inflected red and dark pinot fruit that exhibits notes of Asian-style tea. The ultra-refined if equally restrained middle weight flavors possess a lovely sense of energy before terminating in a gorgeously long and well-balanced finale. Like the 2018 version, this wonderfully classy effort is a RSV of lace and grace but with plenty of punch." - Burghound, BH95, tasted 1/2020