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Wine Description
The Story
The Romanée Saint Vivant plot is wonderfully placed, a road separates it from Romanée Conti. Fabulously lavish soil, sublime soil that mixes clay and limestone, shapes one of the largest reds in the world.
History: created in 1098, the Citeaux Abbey has long contributed to the extension of the vine in Burgundy. The monks of Saint-Vivant de Vergy accompanied this new culture as evidenced by their name given to this climate of the Côte de Nui...
Wine Information
The weather: Spring is mild with an early start to the vine. August is magnificent: lots of sun, hot weather, very little rain ... Perfect weather for the vines! September is ideal, with sun, North wind ... until the end of the harvest.
Harvest: Started on September 7 by the young vines of the Estate, we stopped on the afternoon of 8 and on the 9 to make the most of the beautiful weather conditions. Resumed on 10 to end on September 16. Ver...
Vintage 2009
A warm spring with some hail in the northern part of the Côte de Nuits. After an even flowering and a warm June, the summer arrived with variable July weather. Fortunately August was fine with a period of hot weather in the second week. September started with some rain, then became fine and warm again. A harvest of healthy, ripe grapes followed. The 2009s have all the structure packed in with rich, luscious fruit. Comparable to the 2005s. Grea...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2020 |
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| 640€ |
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