📌 Description
Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Blanc Clos de l’Arlot 2023 – Monopole – Domaine de l’Arlot is a rare and distinctive Chardonnay, emblematic of the estate. From a historic monopole vineyard, this great white from the Côte de Nuits combines tension, depth, and crystalline elegance, offering a pure and vibrant expression of this unique terroir.
🍇 Grape Variety
100% Chardonnay.
The grape expresses itself with precision and freshness: ripe citrus, pear, fresh apple, white flowers, almond, saline touches, and a pronounced chalky minerality.
🌍 Region / Country
Burgundy – Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Blanc (Côte de Nuits, France).
The Clos de l’Arlot, a monopole of the estate, rests on very fine clay-limestone soils. This cool, well-drained terroir produces whites that are taut, focused, and remarkably mineral-driven.
🌡️ Serving Temperature
Serve between 11 and 13 °C (52–55 °F). Light decanting (20–30 minutes) is recommended when young to allow the bouquet to open.
⏳ Ageing Potential
10 to 20 years.
• 2024–2028: bright freshness, pure fruit, and saline tension.
• 2029–2040: peak maturity, mineral complexity, subtle buttery notes, and greater depth.
👁️ Appearance
• Color: bright pale gold with green highlights.
• Clarity: clear and luminous.
• Legs: fine and regular, indicating balance.
👃 Nose
• Aromatic intensity: precise and elegant.
• First nose: lemon, green apple, white flowers.
• Second nose: fresh almond, hazelnut, wet stone, saline notes.
👄 Palate
• Attack: lively and linear.
• Structure: chiselled texture with taut, perfectly integrated acidity.
• Dominant aromas: citrus, white fruits, fine dried fruits, chalky minerality.
• Overall balance: pure, energetic, and racy.
• Length: saline, persistent, and elegant finish.
🍽️ Food Pairings
• Fine fish (sea bass, turbot, sole).
• Scallops, oysters, noble shellfish.
• Poultry with light cream sauce.
• Pressed cheeses (young Comté, Beaufort).
⭐ Overall Impression / Style
Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Blanc Clos de l’Arlot 2023 is a rare and racy wine, prized for its tension, precision, and clear expression of terroir. A benchmark among the great whites of the Côte de Nuits.
