Domaine Arlaud Morey-Saint-Denis 'Les Ruchots' 1er Cru, Côte de Nuits, France 2022 3.0L Chateau du Retout dried apricot and toasty brioche

dried apricot and toasty brioche

There's a touch of new oak sweetness that works so well

The gorgeous ruby ​​red color is a promise

Carmelo Vecchio had a vision when he decided to bottle his first wine from these minuscule familial plots

Tanned leather and brick dust show on the nose of this wine

Domaine Arlaud Morey-Saint-Denis 'Les Ruchots' 1er Cru, Côte de Nuits, France 2022 3.0L Chateau du Retout dried apricot and toasty briocheClassic Morey Saint Denis bouquet mineral driven black fruit with melted tar and tobacco. Medium bodied with fine tannins, well balanced and grippy, with perhaps the most saline finish of Arlaud's Morey premier crus. 3. 0L double magnum.