Domaine Arlaud : Morey-Saint-Denis 1er cru "Les Ruchots" 2022

Dense and structured, this Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru boasts a lovely concentrated blackberry fruit aroma with hints of earth, smoke, and savoury game notes. The texture is robust, and the length is impressive. It seems very 'Morey' in its slightly rustic nature, yet it is right on the border with Chambolle, below the Clos de Tart (and Bonnes Mares, which borders it) on iron-bearing oolitic limestone. The domaine farms nearly three-quarters of a hectare here; the grapes are partially destemmed, gently fermented, and aged before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.

With hints of blood orange and ferrous notes, the nose of Ruchots is superb. Highly refined and fresh, caressing, it rests on juicy, very fine tannins: with a fuller finish, it has a long future ahead of it.