Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Echezeaux Grand Cru 1995

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Reviewed by: Pierre Rovani

This wine is a gorgeously elegant, complex, feminine, highly-detailed and rich wine. I was surprised by how well it showed, and feel it can be drunk over the course of the next 10 years. Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661.

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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Very pale ruby-brick colour. Wonderfully open, fragrant nose of rose petals, dried cranberries, iron ore, cinnamon and cardamom. The palate reveals the most approachable wine of the 1995 DRC line-up giving plenty of opulent fruit supported by crisp acidity and a low to medium level of silky tannins. Very long spicy finish.

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The first Domaine de la Romanee-Conti wine I ever tasted at Corney & Barrow. Limpid pink hue. A lovely, feminine nose - just pure glorious, uncomplicated Pinot. Quite tart, refreshing, vigorous. Great poise. Not complex but so drinkable. Very fine. Drink from 1999. Tasted February 1998.

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Reviewed by: Pierre Rovani

Medium-ruby colored, the Echezeaux displays a deep nose of berries and spice, and an elegant, floral (roses), cherry-filled, perfumed, medium-bodied personality. Delicious and easy to drink, this wine should be held for 4 years and consumed over the following 6-8 years. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. Drc wines are not subjected to any filtration or fining and undergo only one racking. Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661.