- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
- Region Romanée Saint Vivant
- Grape Pinot Noir
- Drinking 2020 - 2033
- Case size 3x75cl
- Available Now
2006 - Romanée St Vivant Grand Cru Domaine de la Romanée Conti - 3x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
- Region Romanée Saint Vivant
- Grape Pinot Noir
- Drinking 2020 - 2033
- Case size 3x75cl
- Available Now
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Burghound, January 2008, Score: 92-95
This is almost surprisingly ripe and while the normally fantastically broad ranging nose is muted somewhat due to moderate reduction, the nose runs toward the plum and blue berry side of the fruit spectrum. The floral-infused, structured and very serious flavors culminate in a finish offering huge depth and length with both precision and linearity. Since 1995 the quality of the DRC RSV seems to have been on a one way ticket straight up and the '06 will do nothing to interrupt that most admirable trajectory. Drink: 20201+.Notes: this vineyard is presently divided into fourths by the Domaine and one section is never used, another is always used and the remaining two are evaluated and added or not as quality dictates; generally the amount held out amounts to 1.5 ha.Comments: don't miss!
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Burghound, January 2009, Score: 93
This is more elegant still but equally restrained as the almost discreet nose runs toward the plum and blue berry side of the fruit spectrum. The floral-infused, structured and very serious flavors culminate in a youthfully austere finish offering huge depth and length with both precision and linearity though there is a trace of dryness to the underlying tannins, which presently compromises the balance just enough where this is not quite at the same level as the very best in the range. Drink: 2021+.Notes: this vineyard is presently divided into fourths by the Domaine and one section is never used, another is always used and the remaining two are evaluated and added or not as quality dictates; generally the amount held out amounts to 1.5 ha.
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Burghound, July 2009, Score: 94
An elegant but still quite restrained yet spicy nose runs toward the plum and blue berry side of the fruit spectrum. The floral-infused, structured and very serious middle weight flavors culminate in a youthfully austere finish offering huge depth and length with both precision and linearity. The hint of dryness the finish displayed just after the bottling has faded and this is ever-so-slightly more interesting than what I saw ten months ago as the balance is improved. Excellent potential but built for those who have patience. Drink: try from 2021+.
Producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Co-owned by the Villaine and the Leroy/Roch families, this historic domaine in the Côtes de Nuits produces arguably the world’s greatest wine and has become the standard against which all others are judged. It is named after its flagship vineyard, the famous monopole La Romanee-Contée which was first planted by the monks from the Abbaye de Saint Vivant in the Middle Ages and came into the possession of the Prince of Conti i...Read more
Co-owned by the Villaine and the Leroy/Roch families, this historic domaine in the Côtes de Nuits produces arguably the world’s greatest wine and has become the standard against which all others are judged. It is named after its flagship vineyard, the famous monopole La Romanee-Contée which was first planted by the monks from the Abbaye de Saint Vivant in the Middle Ages and came into the possession of the Prince of Conti in 1760 who kept the wines solely for his own private consumption. The vines were replanted in 1947 and before that remained untouched since pre-phylloxera days. The domaine acquired its other monopole, La Tâche in 1933 and also built up significant holdings in other grand cru vineyards over the 19th and 20th century such as Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Grands Echézeaux, Echézeaux and Le Montrachet. Incredibly, all the wines produced by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti are from vineyards classified as Grand Cru, the highest designation available in Burgundy.Read less
Region
Romanée Saint Vivant
Romanée-St-Vivant, which takes its name from the monastery of St-Vivant founded in c. 900, is a Grand Cru vineyard in Vosne-Romanée on the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy. It is the largest of Vosne-Romanée's six Grands Crus and produces red wine only. The vineyard is located on the slope to the north of the town of Vosne-Romanée and is the nearest vineyard to this village. Romanée-Saint-Vivant's soils are deep and rich in clay and lime, which means the wines of Romanée-St-Vivant are usually lighter and less powerful than its neighbours'. Domaine de la Romanée Conti is the largest proprietor, owning over half of the area's 9.5 ha.
