Nuits-Saint-Georges Le Petit Arlot Domaine de l'Arlot 2011

Domaine Arlot takes its name from one of its parcels of land: the Clos de l'Arlot (4 hectare monopole). The domaine also holds a second prestigious premier cru, also as a monopole, the Clos des Forêts Saint Georges, as well as grand cru vines in Romanée-Saint-Vivant. It has been owned by the AXA Millésimes Group since 1987 and is currently 14 hectares in size. The domaine has been working organically since 2000 and with biodynamics since 2003. Its white wines are highly renowned, especially those from the Clos de l'Arlot and Clos des Forêts Saint Georges and its red wines are sublime with superbly vinified grapes in the full harvest. Previously managed by the remarkable Jacques Devauges, vinification has been led since 2014 by Geraldine Godot, from Maison Alex Gambal.

Produced from some of the Clos de l'Arlot's youngest wines, Le Petit Arlot does not bear the premier cru label – as decreed by the domaine itself – until the vines are older and better rooted. It is nonetheless a very fine wine. The bouquet exudes floral, spicy and tobacco aromas. In the mouth, it is distinctively refined, fresh and elegant. It makes an excellent pairing with veal or pork dishes.