Burgundy dinner

[wondersofwine]

This is directed mostly to Foodie. I tried to e-mail him but it didn't go through. I really like Arlaud '99 Morey-St.-Denis Les Ruchots (a premier cru) and slightly behind that the Arlaud '99 Morey-St.-Denis Millandes (another premier cru). I also found Arlaud's '99 Clos-St.-Denis (grand cru) very appealing and better than the '98 of the same wine. I was surprised that Serena Sutcliffe in a book on Burgundy wines made rather a snotty or snobbish and dismissive comment about Arlaud wines. I know several distributors and retailers who are enthusiastic about this producer and go to extra pains to acquaint people with his wines because Morey-St.-Denis isn't as well known as its neighbors. (I actually prefer the Arlaud M-S-D wines to his Gevrey wines.) Foodie, do you have any experience with Arlaud's '99 wines? What is your opinion of them? I may not have enough experience with red burgundies (although I keep trying to increase it)to know if his wines are faithful to terroir or corrupted by modern anomalies. I do see distinctions between the "Les Ruchots", "Millandes" and Clos-St.-Denis. They don't all taste the same. Anyone else familiar with Arlaud wines want to give an opinion?