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2010 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti

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RATINGS

99Wine Spectator

A combination of power and finesse...complex mélange of flowers, spice, mint, strawberry and wild cherry flavors...sweetness not evident in the other DRC reds, with a silky texture and amazing harmony, all supported by refined tannins.

99Burghound.com

There is a real sense of focused power to the beautifully well-delineated, pure and highly nuanced, multifaceted medium-bodied flavors...a Zen-like sense of harmony...should be one of the all-time greats in due time...

98+ Stephen Tanzer

...aromas of raspberry, wild herbs, smoky minerality and underbrush...Sweet and dense but tight...terrific peppery, saline lift to the red berry and spice flavors...outstanding building length and energy and utterly noble tannins...

19.5Jancis Robinson

...powerful and meaty on the nose...Massively smooth and polished. A monument rather than a seductress. Respect. He finds this a bit ‘vegetal’ as usual. Amazing that it sells so quickly if he attaches this no-no word to it!

97-99The Wine Advocate

...in the Romanee-Conti we find all of the qualities that make the other wines so distinctive in one marvelously complete Burgundy...Some things remain beyond the full grasp of the human intellect...Anticipated maturity: 2030-2060.

PRODUCER

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is unquestionably Burgundy’s most famous estate, and among serious oenophiles, it may be the most famous wine estate in the world. Its Grand Cru Pinot Noirs and one Chardonnay regularly command some of the highest prices for any wine produced anywhere in the world, and according to many reviewers the wines are generally celestial. Though its history is complicated, the domaine is now owned by several long-time Burgundy families, with some owners holding just a very few shares. The 62.5 acres of vineyard owned by the domaine are planted to Pinot Noir and a small amount of Chardonnay. The wines produced are Grands Echezeaux, Echezeaux, Romanee-St.-Vivant, Montrachet, Richebourg, Romanee-Conti, and La Tache. Of the Pinot Noirs, the rarest is the Romanee-Conti, with an annual production of only 450 cases. The most plentiful, theoretically, is La Tache, produced in quantities of about 1,900 cases annually.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Nuits-Villages, Vosne-Romanee, Romanee-Conti

Romanee-Conti is the most famous vineyard in the world, and certainly the most celebrated in Burgundy. It is a 4.32-acre Grand Cru parcel owned exclusively by Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. The Grand Cru pinot noir produced from the vineyard is one of the world’s most acclaimed wines. Romanee-Conti is a square-shaped plot enclosed on three sides by a stone wall. It is about half way up the slope with an elevation between 260 and 275 meters. The gentle incline makes for nearly perfect drainage and the vineyard receives sun all day. The soil is a sand, clay and limestone mixture.

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

2010 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti

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