Domaine Robert Arnoux-Lachaux, Grand Cru, Latricieres-Chambertin 2009 6x75cl

91-93 Points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous (the crop level here was down 50% due to the May hail, and these vines were picked nearly a week later than the rest of the Arnoux holdings) Good red-ruby. Wild black fruits, licorice, game and nutty oak on the nose. Creamy but still tight, with an impression of peppery acidity cutting through the purple fruit and violet flavors. Thick but not heavy owing to its firm acids. Serious, juicy wine, quite different in style from the rest of the 2009s here owing to the effect of the spring hail on the vines' ripening curve.Review Date: 01 Jan 11