The cream of the crop, top classification in Burgundy. Only 33 total, 25 of them red. The grandest of the grand vin, each grand cru is also its own appellation, and is the very best of the village.
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "Wonderful vivid nose. Roses and blackberries. Delicious taste of blackcurrants. Terrific fruit impact and so healthy and vivacious. Very fran… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "More subdued nose than the Grands Echézeaux. Heathery. A touch meaty. Toffee. Very `smoky` taste. Quite irony/earthy. One feels the tannin.… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "Quite a mature colour, for what that is worth. Wonderful nose of earth and strawberries. Spices, especially cloves. Glorious attack of red fru… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "Warm, spicy earth on the nose. Strawberries and wet soil. Quite “raw” at this stage, with lovely red fruit and vanillin on the palate. Very cr… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "At first, a much more closed nose than the Echézeaux With air, the bouquet comes out like a rocket, fruity and intense. Much more tannic than t… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "A real “undergrowth” nose, already quite evolved i.e. one could drink it. Quite a tawny taste, with toffee notes. Immediate charm and accessibi… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "A sweet, intoxicating nose, full of breed. Overpowering scent, just waiting to be unleashed. Plums and roses. Super-charged flavour of violets… view more
Slightly bin marked labels
Slightly bin-marked labels
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "A bouquet of warm, spicy, violetty earth, even some candied zests. Wet leaves. Earthy, wet cedars taste, full of plummy fruit. Sugared redcurr… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "An alluring nose of tobacco and compost with a touch of violets and aniseed. Glorious minty opulence, unique to Romanée-Saint-Vivant. Great att… view more
Serena Sutcliffe, MW: "At 13 years old from magnum. A real wood-smoke and violets nose. Increasingly sweet and cherry-ish as you leave it in the glass. Then you get … view more