Domaine de la Romanée-Conti - Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2019 (750ml)
Price: $25000.00
| Producer | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Romanee Conti |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 5521 |
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Description
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, or DRC as it is commonly known, is easily Burgundy's best-known and most collectible wine producer. Based in the Burgundy village of Vosne-Romanée, the domaine sells wines from eight different grand cru vineyards that span the length of the Côte d'Or. The most famous comes from the eponymous Romanée-Conti vineyard, and on average is the most expensive wine in the world.
Wine Advocate: 100 Points
The 2019 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru is a wine that brought tears to my eyes. Unfurling in the glass with scents of rose petals, black tea, wild berries, exotic spices, violets, bergamot and licorice, it's full-bodied, sensual and enveloping, with a broad attack that segues into a weightless but pungently intense mid-palate defined by striking energy and precision. Seamless and elegant, with melting tannins and mouthwatering acids, it concludes with an expansive, intensely floral finish. It's a monument in the making.
Vinous: 100 Points
The 2019 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru was picked on 17 of September at 22.5hL/ha. I left my glass for five minutes before the first sip since it does not like to give everything away at first pouring. Firstly, it is a little deeper in colour than other recent vintages. Waiting for the wine to open pays dividends, revealing exquisitely-defined brambly red fruit, incense and red roses. There is a very slight gamey element, not strong, but just lingers off-stage. The palate is medium-bodied with lace-like tannins that frame the otherworldly, pure, red fruit. It is perfectly balanced and bewitchingly pure, a crescendo of flavour that this year, at least at this early juncture, put the La Tâche in its place.
Decanter: 99 Points
Less immediately showy than La Tâche, with more red than black fruit characters evident, this Romanée-Conti unfurls, adding weight, concentration and extra layers with aeration. There’s a slight wildness to the nose, allied to floral, rose hints and a supremely elegant, concentrated palate. Ultra-fine tannins and perfect acidity are on show. A remarkable wine balancing power, purity, ripeness, restraint and longevity all in one glass.
Burghound: 99 Points
This too is restrained to the point of being almost completely inexpressive and even extensive swirling barely reveals the most floral nose of all, along with discreetly perfumed, exotic and elegant aromas of Asian-style tea, sandalwood and ripe yet cool red and dark currant. The equally cool, pure and highly energetic large-scale flavors also possess a simply gorgeous mid-palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the compact, backward and taciturn finish that possess stunningly good complexity and incredible persistence. Other than the barest suggestion of warmth, the balance is perfect and like all of the greatest vintages of this storied and multi-faceted wine, the word that comes to mind is Zen as the sense of harmony is unmatched.
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