Lucien Le Moine, Romanee Saint Vivant Vintage:2018 followed by a firm

followed by a firm

As it sat in the bottle

the supporting tannins are somewhat drying and this tends to cut the finish short

and the wine shows that precision

Though the two vintages 13 years apart share the same grace and class

Lucien Le Moine, Romanee Saint Vivant Vintage:2018 followed by a firmFairly strong reduction blocks the nose though glimpses of ripe black fruit and the natural spice of a classic RSV peek through and continue onto the rich, full and intense flavors that culminate in a dusty, focused and linear finish that ends a bit abruptly. This would appear to have outstanding underlying material but it was quite awkward and frankly difficult to judge and my score mixes a bit of reservation with the benefit of the doubt, given how