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Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Corton Grand Cru 2014
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2014 Corton Grand Cru was tasted from a new barrel, although the final blend will be 50% new and 50% in those used for the 2013 vintage. It has a fresh and lively bouquet, a touch of earthiness infusing the red berry fruit, a hint of incense, a very "natural" Corton that unfurls in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, quite tensile in the mouth, again, quite earthy with a touch of stemminess on the finish that will be integrated by the time of bottling.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2014 Corton Grand Cru was picked on 16 September at 25 hectoliters per hectare. It has a beguiling bouquet with wonderful lift and transparency: morello cherry, crushed strawberry, a touch of orange blossom, aromas that are beautifully defined. The palate is well balanced with a little chalkiness on the entry. It is brimming with quite feisty tart red fruit, a little spicier than previous vintages. The finish is elegant and refined, not as complex as I suspect the 2015 Corton will eventually become, yet there is wonderful harmony and mineralité in situ. One of the more "airy" Cortons from the domaine. 483 cases produced. Tasted February 2017.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright medium red. Wild perfume of strawberry, raspberry, pepper, caramel and earth. Lovely precision and lift to the tangy raspberry, cherry and spice flavors complicated by saline minerality. Quite tight today, showing a restrained sweetness. Finishes with firm-edged, slightly tough tannins and excellent length. A very good vintage for this grand cru blend.
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.
