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Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Romanee Conti Grand Cru Monopole 2019
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Description
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee Conti Grand Cru comes from an exceptional plot. The last in Burgundy to resist the phylloxera outbreak. However, in the Second World War it couldn’t tolerate the lack of carbon sulfur and for five years it didn’t produce vintages. It’s currently in top form through organic farming with biodynamic treatments. Maturation is exemplary with extremely low yields, leaving nothing to chance and carrying out several selection stages in the vineyard. After manual harvesting, the Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee Conti Grand Cru grapes are gently crushed and then macerated with their skins at a controlled temperature. Fermentation takes place in wooden barrels and finally the wine matures for 12 months in new French oak barrels acquired 3 years before and dried by the house cooper. Fruit of a unique Grand Cru, the magnificence of Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee Conti Grand Cru is known across the world. An impeccable work both in the vineyard and in harvesting which makes it the dream of every good wine lover. Without a doubt, the most sublime Pinot Noir.
Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru is powerful, dense and explosive right out of the gate. I often find Romanée-Conti to be an elusive wine, a Burgundy that does not reveal everything right away. That may turn out to be the case here as well, but at the same time there is no denying the wine's remarkable intensity. Lavender, sage, tobacco and menthol emerge over time, playing beautifully off a core of dark-toned fruit. There is an exotic quality to the 2019 that is hard to fully describe. All I can say is that I have never tasted a Romanée-Conti like this.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2019 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru was picked on 17 of September at 22.5hL/ha. I left my glass for five minutes before the first sip since it does not like to give everything away at first pouring. Firstly, it is a little deeper in colour than other recent vintages. Waiting for the wine to open pays dividends, revealing exquisitely-defined brambly red fruit, incense and red roses. There is a very slight gamey element, not strong, but just lingers off-stage. The palate is medium-bodied with lace-like tannins that frame the otherworldly, pure, red fruit. It is perfectly balanced and bewitchingly pure, a crescendo of flavour that this year, at least at this early juncture, put the La Tâche in its place. So elegant on the finish and remarkably persistent, this is just perfection in a glass. 409 cases produced. Tasted at Corney & Barrow’s annual in bottle tasting in London.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
My first impression of the 2019 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru from barrel is that I could feel the whole-bunch addition more than the La Tâche, simply indicating that it requires more time to become fully assimilated. Then the nose reveals dark berry fruit, undergrowth and hints of Earl Grey, very complex but quite enigmatic. The palate is beautifully balanced with a spicy opening; again, the stem element is a little more noticeable compared with the La Tâche. It builds wonderfully in the mouth, but as ever, it is a discreet and understated Grand Cru compared to the more exuberant La Tâche. This will be fascinating to revisit in bottle. The one cuvée that could be holding an ace up its sleeve (for now). Picked on the morning of September 17 at 22.5hl/ha.
About the Producer
The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti or DRC is one of the most prestigious wine estates in the world with 25.5 hectares mostly in Vosne-Romanée on the route des Grands Crus in the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits of the Burgundy vineyards (named after the 1.8 hectare Clos de la Romanée-Conti, one of the most prestigious mythical grands crus in the world). The civil company of the same name was founded in 1942 by Edmond Gaudin de Villaine. It is now co-managed for their heir family by the winegrowers Aubert de Villaine and Perrine Fenal.
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