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Romanee St Vivant 2013

Vosne Romanee / Cathiard, Sylvain

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Tasting Notes

A huge, towering wine, Cathiard's 2013 Romanée St. Vivant could easily be mistaken for a Richebourg, so tannic and imposing is its structure. Layers of dark, dense fruit open up with explosive energy and towering lift. The RSV is going to require considerable patience, but it is absolutely compelling today.

Score: 92 - 95

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2043 01 April 2015

Like the Malconsorts this is a seriously complex wine with brilliantly layered aromas of spice, exotic tea, dark berries and dried floral hints. The texture of the medium-bodied flavors is ultra-fine yet there is plenty of power and verve to the lightly mineral-inflected and remarkably persistent finish. The Malconsorts is a stunner but there is quite simply another dimension of depth and length present here. Note that also like the Malconsorts this will need plenty of cellar time. Don't miss!

Score: 93 - 96

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2028+ 15 January 2015

The 2013 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru was showing a bit of reduction when I tasted it from barrel. With some rigorous coaxing it reluctantly reveals wild strawberry mixed with bergamot and rose petals, hints of fig jam in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins and a palpable sense of energy and precision. There is symmetry on the end that you look for in a Grand Cru, and a persistent finish that goes on and on and on. Superb, but what else would you expect?

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2019-2040 02 January 2015