Lucien Le Moine, Romanee Saint Vivant Vintage:2017 560 bottles and 300 magnums

560 bottles and 300 magnums

a major change over the recent past

Transparent and a little bit tart

The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere

Lucien Le Moine, Romanee Saint Vivant Vintage:2017 560 bottles and 300 magnumsFairly 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