L'Arlot 2021 Clos Des Forets   

2021 Domaine de l’Arlot, Monopole, Nuits-St-Georges, 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St-Georges

Decanter
92 Points
This substantial wine has a ripe plummy fruit on the initial attack adorned with notes of smoke, earth, spice and an almost savoury animal complexity. The texture is dense and tannic, with plenty of substance and a lingering, complex finish. The massive cuvée represents half of the surface area of the domaine—7.2 hectares, right next to premier cru Les St-Georges—and it is usually vinified in six different cuvées and blended later in order to account for variation in ripeness. In 2021, however, there were only enough grapes for three. Drinking Window: 2027 - 2045. Charles Curtis 31 Oct 2022