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Domaine de la Romanee Conti

Domaine de la Romanee Conti

Domaine de la Romanee Conti

Domaine de la Romanee Conti Wines that Allow Nature to Speak in Her Truest, Purest Voice


Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, based in Burgundy, is one of the most well-established and reputable wine producers in the whole world. It is famous for producing only a small amount of each brand (usually around 6,000-8,000 cases per year), and it takes a considerable investment to own even a single bottle. Every wine enthusiast worth their salt wishes to visit this legendary location, but only a few of them ever get the chance to do so, making it a prestigious achievement.

The winery belongs to Aubert de Villaine and Henri-Frédéric Roch families, who have managed it since 1942. To this day, their representatives nurture the noble soil of the winery and the vines themselves using old-fashioned, traditional methods – primarily by hand, using the horse and plow. There is no substitute for direct and loving care of your fruits, and the producers are aware of that. Every wine bottle contains a small taste of a time long gone, and the best producers in the world always strive to preserve some of that traditional value and the connection to our ancestry. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti use only natural yeasts, and they stay away from pesticides and anything that could ruin the sacred, pristine taste of their fresh, supple grapes.

As a result of this discipline, their wines are otherworldly in flavor, texture, and longevity. The 100% pure oak barrels used to ferment these wines paint a dreamy picture of how old monks used to live way before our time, with an earthy, almost arboreal baseline that brings to mind lush forests of fruit and flower, ripe for the picking. Every label commands respect among wine enthusiasts, and you have a wide selection of vintage bottles to aspire towards. Some of the best ones come from 1929, 1945, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2009, and 2010. If you are fortunate enough to obtain one of these, the divine flavor and texture may be mixed with a bittersweet feeling that comes with opening a bottle of this status.
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2006 DRC La Tache, Burgundy Red

Amazing balance and purity of flavors, extending from the complex crushed cranberry, rose petal and raspberry scents to the touches of mineral, tea, and forest floor. Great texture, muscle and length.Wine Spectator | 97 WS(Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand Cru Red) As noted in the original review just after bottling, the once reserved nose is now starting to come out of its shell as there is plenty of the hallmark spice and floral components that are broad and deep and while the aromas are still on the restrained side, they are still most impressive. The big and generous flavors are an exercise in contrasts as they are at once round and rich while remaining wonderfully defined and precise with an intense minerality coming to the fore, all wrapped in a linear, precise and palate staining finish that not is explosive. Even at such a young age, the palate impression is entirely harmonious and the transparency and purity of expression are something to see. As I noted in the original review, while I do not argue that the ’06 La Tâche rivals vintages like ’99 or ’05, there is something special about this one that causes me to already be in love with it. In a word, magnificent and my original description needs no modification except perhaps to observe that this is a Zen-like vintage for La Tâche as it is very calm and deliberate in demeanor. (Drink starting 2026).Burghound | 96 BHGood colour. The nose is a bit hidden. But it is evident that this is a big step up on the Richebourg. More concentration. More volume. More depth. Above all more class and definition. Very lovely balanced fruit and an excellent long finish. Very fine plus.Decanter | 96 DECThe 2006 La Tâche is the most layered and pliant of these four 2006s. I especially admire the wine’s inner sweetness and perfume, both qualities that carry through to the creamy, expressive finish. This is a terrific showing from the 2006.Antonio Galloni | 96 AGDomaine de La Romanee-Conti’s 2006 La Tache possesses a sense of sheer density and a viscosity – by no means precluding energy – that go beyond the other wines in the Domaine’s current collection. Scents of bitter-sweet floral perfume, citrus oils, white pepper, peat, and black fruit distillates pungently, almost aggressively fill the nose. The marrow and beef gelatin aspect of this Pinot is salient, but is allied on a palpably tannic palate with similarly impressive concentrated cooked black fruits, dark mushroom stock, forest floor, smoky Lapsang tea, and licorice. For grip and power, too, this surpasses its stable mates. But a glance back at the Romanee-St.-Vivant suggests that you can’t have it all, and that this La Tache cannot approach that wine’s finesse or quite equal its mystery. Still, I suspect this will be worth following for at least two decades.Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 94 RP

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