📌 Description
Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru 2022 – Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron is a Pinot Noir of rare nobility, from one of the most legendary climats of the Côte de Nuits. This Grand Cru embodies the ultimate elegance of Vosne-Romanée: aromatic intensity, silky refinement, and unmatched depth.
🍇 Grape Variety
100% Pinot Noir.
Burgundy’s emblematic grape expresses itself here with unique intensity: red and black fruits, violet, subtle spices, refined minerality, and delicate oak.
🌍 Region / Country
Burgundy – Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru (Côte de Nuits, France).
Located in the heart of Vosne-Romanée, this climat of marl-rich clay-limestone soils gives the wine complexity, precision, and extraordinary ageing potential.
🌡️ Serving Temperature
Serve between 15 and 16 °C (59–61 °F). Decant for 1 to 2 hours when young to reveal its full aromatic palette.
⏳ Ageing Potential
20 to 40 years.
• 2025–2033: youthful brilliance, fine tannins, fruit intensity.
• 2034–2045: peak, masterful balance of complexity, power, and elegance.
• After 2046: tertiary notes of truffle, leather, oriental spices, and forest floor.
👁️ Appearance
• Color: deep ruby with intense garnet highlights.
• Clarity: clear and luminous.
• Legs: fine, dense, and regular, showing richness and structure.
👃 Nose
• Aromatic intensity: captivating and complex.
• First nose: raspberry, black cherry, blackberry.
• Second nose: violet, peony, fine pepper, delicate spicy and mineral notes.
👄 Palate
• Attack: ample and silky.
• Structure: very fine tannins, perfectly integrated acidity.
• Dominant aromas: ripe red and black fruits, flowers, subtle spices, woody and mineral touches.
• Overall balance: majestic, refined, and harmonious.
• Length: exceptional, with a deep and persistent finish.
🍽️ Food Pairings
• Fine game (venison, pheasant, hare à la royale).
• Noble red meats (beef tenderloin, veal chop).
• Refined sauced dishes (poultry with morels, sweetbreads).
• Characterful cheeses (Époisses, aged Comté, Langres).
⭐ Overall Impression / Style
Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru 2022 – Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron is a monumental wine, combining intensity, depth, and absolute elegance. An exceptional Grand Cru destined for lovers of legendary Burgundy.
