1959 Romanee St Vivant

The 1959 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru is a vintage that I have not tasted from the producer that became Domaine Sylvain Cathiard. It has a robust, intense, dark berry nose laced with scents of cola and sage. The palate is dense and sweet, a Grand Cru that must have been very concentrated in its youth. Some candied red and blue fruit remain, and more secondary, tertiary/tea leaf notes define that finish. It is not elegant, though it has clear longevity.