75cl
Domaine Hudelot Noellat Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru 'Les Suchots' 2022
Vendor code : 1282
Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Suchots is the largest Premier Cru vineyard in the Vosne-Romanée appellation of Burgundy, covering 13 hectares. Positioned between two prestigious Grand Cru sites—Echezeaux to the north and Romanée-Saint-Vivant to the south—it enjoys an enviable location among Burgundy's elite vineyards.
Color
Red
Fortress
13,5%
Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Grape
Pinot Noir
Producer
Domaine Hudelot Noellat
Vintage
2022
Domaine Hudelot Noëllat Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Suchots 2022 comes from a 0.46-hectare plot, with a total production of 2,500 bottles. The wine was aged for 16 months in oak barrels, 40% of which were new. Hand-harvested grapes, wild yeast fermentation, and small production create a fine example of top Pinot Noir. The Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru ‘Les Suchots’ 2022 opens with hints of orange zest, red berries, flowers, and new leather. Centennial vines add to the wine’s uniqueness. Storage potential: 40 years.
Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Suchots is entirely planted with Pinot Noir, the region’s flagship grape. The terroir of Les Suchots is diverse, with soils composed of marly clay and limestone, providing excellent drainage and promoting balanced ripeness in the grapes. The vineyard lies in a slight depression, leading to some variation in quality, especially in its southern section. However, the top part of the vineyard, near Les Beaux Monts, is known for producing wines with greater complexity and minerality. Wines from Les Suchots are renowned for their elegance and richness, often displaying a mix of red and black fruits, with characteristic Asian spices, licorice, and floral notes. They typically feature silky tannins and a refined, long finish, making them highly sought after. While not officially classified as Grand Cru, many producers and enthusiasts believe that wines from the best parcels of Les Suchots can rival Grand Cru quality. Top producers with holdings in Les Suchots include Domaine Jean Grivot, Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux, Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat, and Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot.
Reviews from critics
97/100
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Decanter
This exquisite wine has intense red and black fruit aromas with a floral edge and an almost salty savoury intensity. The texture is silky but tightly wound. It is commonly thought that the upper part of Suchots is superior, but this version gives that idea the lie. Here, the 100-year-old vines in the domaine's 0.45-hectare parcel make the wine special, along with Van Caneyt's very able winemaking. This wine should open well in three to five years and will undoubtedly last another 40 (at least) beyond that.
Tim Atkin MW
Cherry cobbler and vanilla bean notes pop on the nose. The palate is plush with magnanimous layers of fruit. Curvaceous tannins sculpt the dense mid-palate extract as the wine heads into a sassy, mouthwatering finish. Crushed slate minerality and a hint of new leather pop up on the finale. The clay-rich soil here surely helped these vines survive the year's stressing conditions more easily.
Wine Advocate
The 2022 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots is one of the highlights of the range this year. Wafting from the glass with aromas of plums, cassis, orange zest and exotic spices and framed by a deft application of new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and multidimensional, with terrific depth, velvety tannins and a long, broad finish.
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