Domaine de l'Arlot NSG Clos des Forets Monopole 1er 2023 Cornas This is a sweet fortified

This is a sweet fortified Monastrell produced in a similar style of a Vintage Port

but it finishes relatively dry with a contained 14% alcohol content

ranging from 13

split across 16 cuvées (I've focused on the Côte de Beaune wines in the accompanying notes)

The 2017 Santa Cruz de Artazu is a lighter style

Domaine de l'Arlot NSG Clos des Forets Monopole 1er 2023 Cornas This is a sweet fortified97 Points James Suckling Spice and earth driven with a lovely restrained edge, giving aromas of cherries, bark, blood oranges, charcuterie, dried rose petals and graphite. The palate is chewy and tactile, with firmly framed tannins and focused acidity, finishing with a mineral undertone. There is a lot of complexity and character to come with more time in the bottle. Drink or hold.