Provenance

Wine Cellar Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘It has been many years since l’Arrosee made a wine this brilliant. Always one of the more delicate, Burgundian-styled St.-Emilions, the 2009 exhibits seductive, beautiful raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with hints of minerality as well as spicy oak. Lavishly concentrated, full and fresh, ethereal in both its texture and weight, and light on its feet, it can be drunk early in life yet has the stuffing and balance to last 20-25+ years. 2012-2037’ - Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate, 91/100 (Dec 2011)

‘A very sleek, perfumy style, with lightly singed vanilla bean and mulling spice notes giving way to a range of damson plum, cassis and blackberry fruit. The lovely, fine-grained finish lets a mesquite hint chime in’ - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 91/100 (Mar 2012)

‘Bright ruby-red. Superripe aromas of strawberry, red cherry and cedar are nicely lifted by a floral note. Smooth and creamy on entry, with flavors similar to the aromas. Soft, polished tannins contribute to the textural appeal of this highly successful wine, which should offer early appeal. This estate has been wildly inconsistent for a long time, although recent vintages have been more promising. Certainly the terroir here is intriguing: essentially a prolongation of the Ausone slope, with the soil higher up on the plateau mainly clay and limestone, and the portion at the foot of the hillside more sandy.’ - Ian D'Agata, Vinous