The colour is a very rich deep purple. The bouquet is classical Richebourg, offering peonies compared to the roses of St Vivant. Gorgeously headily perfumed, with a balanced weight of fruit. The attack immediately shows a sweetness of fruit, a little touch of grenadine, some blood orange, for me this is well ahead of Romanée St-Vivant in 2018. Not just an extra layer of velvet, but ever more detail on the palate. Absolutely dancing, not sure if the king is allowed to disport himself thus. (Jasper Morris, Nov 2020, 98 Pts)
The 2018 Richebourg Grand Cru boasts one of the most expressive aromatics from barrel, offering dark berries mixed with crushed limestone, pressed flowers and oyster shell, the fruit becoming more intense with aeration. The palate is extremely cohesive with unerring symmetry, filigreed tannins (perhaps more like a Romanée-Saint-Vivant) and immense depth endowed upon its arching, cathedral-like structure. This is a brilliant Richebourg in the making. Drinking window: 2028-2060 (Neal Martin, Nov 2019, 96-98 Pts)
