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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 | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 1998 |
| Rating | 92 BH |
| Bottle Size | 3 x 750ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 3 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Beaune |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
| Color | White |
| Wine Type | Table |
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| Burghound | 92 BH - Massively rich fruit completely laced with notes of heavy botrytis, pain grillé and minerals. Very open, forward, dense and rich flavors of wonderful complexity and butterscotch that just manage to avoid being heavy or ponderous. The acidity struggles to buffer the powerfully rich flavors and this is already drinking well. Stylistically, it leans in the direction of a New World chardonnay with its forward, fruit driven style though no such chardonnay in my experience can offer this kind of sheer density, power and profound length. Hardly classic in style but dramatic and compelling nonetheless. This will mature relatively early but should last for a long time. BH |
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| Varietal | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 1998 |
| Rating | 92 BH |
| Bottle Size | 3 x 750ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 3 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Beaune |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
| Color | White |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 1998 |
| Rating | 92 BH |
| Bottle Size | 3 x 750ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 3 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Beaune |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
| Color | White |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 1998 |
| Rating | 92 BH |
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| Region | Burgundy |
| Location | Cote de Beaune |
| Producer | Romanee Conti Domaine de la |
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