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1997 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-St. Vivant

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

91Wine Spectator

Beautiful ripe fruit and elegant structure in this gorgeous Pinot Noir. Full-bodied, with sweet tannins and refined flavors of wild raspberries, cherries and cassis. Tannins clamp down on the finish.

18Jancis Robinson

Marey Monge on the label. Very light nose and lots of tartness but more body and concentration than the Leroy Romanée-St-Vivant 1997. Still chewy on the finish. Decidedly firm still.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanee, Romanee-St. Vivant

Romanee-Saint-Vivant is a 23-acre Grand Cru vineyard just on the northern edge of the commune of Vosne-Romanee in the Cote de Nuits. The vineyard faces east, has a gentle incline and an elevation of 250 to 265 meters. The soil is clay and limestone. Principal producers of Romanee-Saint-Vivant are Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, with 13.23 acres; Leroy, with 2.48 acres; and Domaine de Corton-Grancey/Louis Latour, with 1.9 acres.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, Grand Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

1997 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-St. Vivant

790 cases produced; Domaine Marey Monge farmed out the Romanee St. Vivant vineyard to Domaine De La Romanee-Conti starting in 1966. In 1988 Domaine De La Romanee-Conti bought Domaine Marey Monge.

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