Sylvain Cathiard Romanée St-Vivant 2006 is a medium- to full-bodied Burgundy red wine from the Grand Cru climat of Romanée-St-Vivant in the Vosne-Romanée commune of the Côte de Beaune. Located in the charming village of Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Sylvain Cathiard & Fils is a family-owned winery. The boutique estate spans approximately five hectares of vineyards across Vosne-Romanée, Nuit-Saint-Georges, and Chambolle-Musigny, with a small plot in Romanée-Saint-Vivant, the source of this release. "This is unusually expressive for a young RSV and this positively explodes from the glass with a kaleidoscopically spicy and nuanced nose that features a broad range of fruit aromas, including red, blue and black plus a subtle mix of floral notes, in particular violet and fresh rose petal. The rich and even more refined flavours are mouth coating and palate drenching and all the dry extract is buffered by bright finishing acidity on the gorgeously long backend. This is an extremely impressive `06 and also exceptionally classy and sophisticated." Burghound, 2008