Thread: 2004 Robert Arnoux Romanee St. Vivant

On Jan 4, 8:38*am, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
> A friend brought a bottle to dinner last night.... 2004 Robert Arnoux
> Romanee St. Vivant. *I thought it was too young (it was) but he
> insisted that we open it so we did. *I haven't had a RSV in years.
> Wow. *Deep burgundy in color. *Unmistakable perfume of black earth,
> truffles, sweet black cherry and raspberries. *Smooth and firm on the
> palate with a bright minerality and earthy edge. *Plenty of sweet ripe
> fruits with edgy tannins just starting to resolve. *The wine is still
> very young and should improve over the next 10 years. "A-"

Wow am I jealous. Did you buy this and if so, what price?

On Jan 4, 3:20*pm, lleichtman <larryleicht...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 4, 8:38*am, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > A friend brought a bottle to dinner last night.... 2004 Robert Arnoux
> > Romanee St. Vivant. *I thought it was too young (it was) but he
> > insisted that we open it so we did. *I haven't had a RSV in years.
> > Wow. *Deep burgundy in color. *Unmistakable perfume of black earth,
> > truffles, sweet black cherry and raspberries. *Smooth and firm on the
> > palate with a bright minerality and earthy edge. *Plenty of sweet ripe
> > fruits with edgy tannins just starting to resolve. *The wine is still
> > very young and should improve over the next 10 years. "A-"
>
> Wow am I jealous. Did you buy this and if so, what price?

Not my bottle. A friend brought it to dinner. We spilt a mixed case
on release but I didn't buy any RSV. My recollection is that it was
around $200.

On Jan 5, 8:37*am, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Jan 4, 3:20*pm, lleichtman <larryleicht...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 4, 8:38*am, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > A friend brought a bottle to dinner last night.... 2004 Robert Arnoux
> > > Romanee St. Vivant. *I thought it was too young (it was) but he
> > > insisted that we open it so we did. *I haven't had a RSV in years.
> > > Wow. *Deep burgundy in color. *Unmistakable perfume of black earth,
> > > truffles, sweet black cherry and raspberries. *Smooth and firm on the
> > > palate with a bright minerality and earthy edge. *Plenty of sweet ripe
> > > fruits with edgy tannins just starting to resolve. *The wine is still
> > > very young and should improve over the next 10 years. "A-"
>
> > Wow am I jealous. Did you buy this and if so, what price?
>
> Not my bottle. *A friend brought it to dinner. *We spilt a mixed case
> on release but I didn't buy any RSV. *My recollection is that it was
> around $200.

Good buy even at that price. Hard to find under $400 right now.

On Jan 5, 11:07*am, lleichtman <larryleicht...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 5, 8:37*am, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > On Jan 4, 3:20*pm, lleichtman <larryleicht...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Jan 4, 8:38*am, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > > A friend brought a bottle to dinner last night.... 2004 Robert Arnoux
> > > > Romanee St. Vivant. *I thought it was too young (it was) but he
> > > > insisted that we open it so we did. *I haven't had a RSV in years..
> > > > Wow. *Deep burgundy in color. *Unmistakable perfume of black earth,
> > > > truffles, sweet black cherry and raspberries. *Smooth and firm onthe
> > > > palate with a bright minerality and earthy edge. *Plenty of sweetripe
> > > > fruits with edgy tannins just starting to resolve. *The wine is still
> > > > very young and should improve over the next 10 years. "A-"
>
> > > Wow am I jealous. Did you buy this and if so, what price?
>
> > Not my bottle. *A friend brought it to dinner. *We spilt a mixed case
> > on release but I didn't buy any RSV. *My recollection is that it was
> > around $200.
>
> Good buy even at that price. Hard to find under $400 right now.- Hide quoted text -
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Yep, in retrospect I wish I had bought a few bottles.