Domaine de l'Arlot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru "Clos de l'Arlot" white 2021 (3 bottles)

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Domaine de l'Arlot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru "Clos de l'Arlot" 2021 white wine

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2024 (August 2023). 94/100. "Complete, sparkling, and fresh, the distinguished Clos de L'Arlot blanc reveals precise and aniseed fruit, extended by fine bitterness."

Technical sheet written by the domaine

THE VINTAGE: After a mild winter, the vine starts its vegetative cycle early, from March, like in 2020. But everything changes with the 3 nights of frost from April 5 to 8. Our
Chardonnay vines are heavily impacted, but we observe few losses in Pinot Noir. The recovery of the cycle is timid, and the gloomy weather makes this vintage
the latest since 2011. Harvesting takes place from September 20 to 25, under rain on the first day and then with cool, sunny weather.
The harvest: frost, capricious weather, and disease pressures slow down ripening. Fortunately, the heat and wind of the last weeks are
beneficial. All grapes are meticulously sorted to ensure a healthy fermentation and pressing. 2021 promises to be fresh, with a typically Burgundian style!
The white wines: the very small 2021 harvest offers fresh, energetic Chardonnays where white-fleshed fruits and delicately integrated tannins mingle.

The Style of the Wine: A golden, bright, and clear color. The pleasure begins with a delicate nose evoking white flowers and exotic fruits, honey, and vanilla. It continues on the palate with the discovery of a broad and generous wine that describes harmony through its roundness, flexibility, and freshness. It concludes with a mineral note that sharpens its complexity.

The Terroir: Stony soils constitute the identity of the white terroir of Clos de l'Arlot. The slopes are so steep that tasks such as plowing and treatments, usually mechanized, are done entirely by hand here. An extremely demanding job for a particularly unique vineyard.

Learn more:
- The taste of tradition: extracting aromas and flavors as naturally as possible is the approach adopted for Clos de l'Arlot blanc. Fermentations are carried out at low temperatures to capture the best of the fruitiness of the grapes and express the brilliance of great Chardonnays.
- What strikes and seduces in this exceptional white is its tension, the enriching opposition of firmness and opulence. It perfectly illustrates the idea of classic Burgundy, crafted uncompromisingly in style. It modulates the fruit and plays with the length on the palate to animate its originality and impose its charm.
- The grapes from the young vines are vinified separately and make up a cuvée labeled La Gerbotte, Nuits Saint Georges Blanc.

Food and Wine Pairings: The generosity of this fleshy white allows it to passionately accompany a turbot in sauce, spiced lobster, or langoustines with lemongrass. Its radiant stature also permits it to pair with a pâté en croûte or grilled sweetbreads. These suggestions are offered as a guideline, as a springboard for your gustatory imagination.