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Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 1997
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Tasting notes
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Showing wonderfully: much better than the 1995 last year. More intensity on the nose than Echezeaux 1996: exotic, quite meaty. Dense generous palate with fine extraction. Damsons, touch of spice. Firm tannins. A vivacious Grands Echezeaux. (673 cases produced) Tasted February 2000.
Reviewed by: Pierre Rovani
The ruby-colored 1997 Grands-Echezeaux offers red and black raspberry liqueur aromas. It is a medium-to-full-bodied, oily-textured wine that possesses good power and density. Smoked bacon, sweet wax, and spices are found in the fat, plump, seductive offering. Drink it over the next 6-8 years. Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel (707) 963-9661.
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.
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Package Size
1 x 75cl
