Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)
Romanée-Conti Grand Cru Pinot Noir
Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
M’s bday dinner (8/12). Tasted blind. Tawny, translucent and thin. Angular nose, not as exotic nor powerful as the 71 Richebourg. Notes of cranberry, cassis, some earthy mushroom, dried roses, and dry soil. Chewy and impactful in the mouth. With air some brown sugar develops. While this particular bottle was probably past its peak, you get a sense of the huge impact this wine has or could have given.
M’s bday dinner (8/12). Tasted blind. Tawny, translucent and thin. Angular nose, not as exotic nor powerful as the 71 Richebourg. Notes of cranberry, cassis, some earthy mushroom, dried roses, and dry soil. Chewy and impactful in the mouth. With air some brown sugar develops. While this particular bottle was probably past its peak, you get a sense of the huge impact this wine has or could have given.
May 27th, 2019Tasted blind. Old wine color. Reddish light brown, thin and translucent. Notes of cherries, cola, earth, a little wood and some rhubarb. With more air this gained complexity and added salt and rose petals to its bouquet. At the end of the evening it had a nice richness too. But compared to a 66 DRC GE we had in the past year, there was consensus this must have had some issues with storage or handling at some point. Was really good but not the "Wow" we expected.
Tasted blind. Old wine color. Reddish light brown, thin and translucent. Notes of cherries, cola, earth, a little wood and some rhubarb. With more air this gained complexity and added salt and rose petals to its bouquet. At the end of the evening it had a nice richness too. But compared to a 66 DRC GE we had in the past year, there was consensus this must have had some issues with storage or handling at some point. Was really good but not the "Wow" we expected.
May 28th, 2018Opened with Durand and let it breathe for a while. Superb complexity!
Opened with Durand and let it breathe for a while. Superb complexity!
Jan 28th, 2024
Pre La Paulee Coche / DRC dinner with fellow collectors
Pre La Paulee Coche / DRC dinner with fellow collectors
Mar 8th, 2017My WOTN! Rare complexity and soaring aromatics showing elegance, finess, with power and balance.
My WOTN! Rare complexity and soaring aromatics showing elegance, finess, with power and balance.
Mar 8th, 2017Round 2. Dead so far. But maybe it will revive.
Round 2. Dead so far. But maybe it will revive.
Jan 18th, 2014
