Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

There is enough wood to point out surrounding the mildly exotic and phenolic aromas of dried white and yellow orchard fruit that possess intricate nuances of spice Asian-style tea fennel floral wisps and wet stone. I very much... Read More

There is enough wood to point out surrounding the mildly exotic and phenolic aromas of dried white and yellow orchard fruit that possess intricate nuances of spice Asian-style tea fennel floral wisps and wet stone. I very much... Read More

There is enough wood to merit mentioning but not so much as to overshadow the vaguely exotic and ripe aromas of white peach apple compote various citrus elements and a whiff of acacia blossom. The wood is also reflected by the... Read More

"The 2012 Grands Echézeaux was picked on September 22 24 and 25 at 27 hectoliters per hectare. Compared to the Echézeaux the nose is more demure perhaps more refined does not feel the urge to "put it all out" as it were. Reticent... Read More

The 2012 La Tâche was picked September 25 and 27 at 21 hectoliters per hectare. It is blessed with one of those aromatic profiles that stops you in your tracks in some ways stops time itself. There is an intensity and drive here... Read More

This is perhaps the most floral wine in the range in 2014 plus it's even spicier than the RSV if not the La Tâche with its rose petal violet lilac Asian spice sandalwood dark berry liqueur and lavender-scented nose.... Read More

This too is very restrained though a bit of swirling quickly coaxes the ultra-spicy and very ripe nose to reveal liqueur-like aromas of black cherry raspberry and cassis that are trimmed in a beautiful array of spice elements.... Read More

"The 2012 Romanée St Vivant incidentally served before Richebourg rather than afterwards unlike previous years was picked on September 28 and 29 at 24 hectoliters per hectare. There is a wondrous ethereal purity to this 2012... Read More