Domaine de l'Arlot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos de l'Arlot 2023 (1500ml)

Clos de l'Arlot is the Premier Cru monopole at the heart of the domaine, with stone walls dating to the 18th century, and its oldest vines planted between 1939 and 1951. It’s a contradictory wine, with the steep, concave amphitheatre of the slope, and the hard, rocky soils, which combine to produce one of the most elegant and perfumed reds of the entire Côte de Nuits. Despite its Nuits-Saint-Georges label, the wine has far more in common with Chambolle than with its neighbours to the north, reflecting the rocky, close-to-the-forest Prémeaux terroir (the Clos is located in the thinnest band of the Côte). The wine from here is altogether more delicate and ethereal than the nearby Clos des Forêts, for example. The 2023 is made from 100% destemmed fruit, fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and aged 15 months in French oak (40% new). A beautiful red that will drink well young, ideally from a decanter, but will also repay decades of cellaring as well!