📜 Romanée-Saint-Vivant
A grand cru in Vosne-Romanée next to Romanée-Conti.
Romanée-Saint-Vivant is a red grand cru in the village of Vosne-Romanée in the Côte de Nuits, Burgundy. It neighbours the most famous vineyard of the region, Romanée-Conti. The wine is made only from Pinot Noir.
The name is tied to the Saint-Vivant abbey, which once owned this land. The plot is small, about nine hectares. The slope is gentle, the soil limestone with clay, and fairly deep.
Romanée-Saint-Vivant is famed for tenderness and elegance. It has aromas of red berries, rose and spice, and soft tannin. Among the grands crus of Vosne-Romanée it is considered one of the lightest in style, yet very long on the palate. It is aged for many years.
Like other grands crus, Romanée-Saint-Vivant ranks above premier cru in the Burgundy classification and is very expensive because of its small volume and prestige. It is a still red wine.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Romanée-Saint-Vivant ← main grape of ← 🍇 Pinot Noir → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Where it is
- 📍 Côte de Nuits
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Pinot Noir
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 Still wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Romanée-Saint-Vivant?
A grand cru red wine from Pinot Noir from the village of Vosne-Romanée in the Côte de Nuits, Burgundy.
Why is it called that?
After the Saint-Vivant abbey, which once owned the land.
What is the neighbouring vineyard famous for?
Next to it lies Romanée-Conti, one of the best-known vineyards in the world.
What to read next
- 🍷 Still wine — Ordinary wine without carbon dioxide bubbles.
- 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.
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