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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, or DRC as it is commonly known, is easily Burgundy's most world renown and most collectible wines in the world. Based in the Burgundy village of Vosne-Romanée, the Domaine makes 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.
The Domaine makes mostly Pinot Noir-based wines from 28 hectares (69 acres) of grand cru vineyard – represented alongside Romanée-Conti are La Tache, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Richebourg in Vosne-Romanée; Corton-Bressandes, Corton Clos du Roi and Corton Renardes in Corton; and Échezeaux and Grands Échezeaux. Le Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet in the Côte de Beaune make DRC's only Chardonnay-based white wines.
Of course, La Romanée-Conti is the Domaine's most famous asset, and the amount of wine made from less than 2ha (5 acres) of land amounts to just 6000 bottles a year. The vineyard has a long history, dating back to the Abbey of Saint-Vivant in the 13th Century. It took on the Romanée name in 1631, and the Conti in 1760. In 1869, it was obtained by Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet, who left it to his great grandchildren upon his death. It was then that the Société-Civile du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti was established to avoid Napoleonic inheritance laws.
Today, DRC is owned in part by the de Villaine family and in part by the Leroy family. Aubert de Villaine is the figurehead of the company now – although it was famously run by Lalou Bize-Leroy for a time, until a dispute saw her ousted from control. The Leroy family is now represented by Henri-Frederic Roch.
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
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| Vintage | 2004 |
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| Bottle Size | 6 x 750ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 6 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Nuits |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
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| Burghound | 2004 DRC Echezeaux Burgundy - OWC 6-pak Deep ruby. A penetrating nose of moderately high-toned spicy black fruit trimmed in violets and floral notes that lead to supple but intense flavors that are rich and refined with excellent finishing energy and more refinement than I usually find here. I particularly like the fine balance and there is a sense of opulence here due to the heady spice notes and this too will be approachable relatively early yet be capable of a decade's worth of improvement. BH |
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| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
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| Vintage | 2004 |
| Rating | |
| Bottle Size | 6 x 750ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 6 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Nuits |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
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| Vintage | 2004 |
| Rating | |
| Bottle Size | 6 x 750ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 6 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Nuits |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
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| Vintage | 2004 |
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| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Nuits |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
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| Burghound Rating | 2004 DRC Echezeaux Burgundy - OWC 6-pak Deep ruby. A penetrating nose of moderately high-toned spicy black fruit trimmed in violets and floral notes that lead to supple but intense flavors that are rich and refined with excellent finishing energy and more refinement than I usually find here. I particularly like the fine balance and there is a sense of opulence here due to the heady spice notes and this too will be approachable relatively early yet be capable of a decade's worth of improvement. BH |
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