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Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Richebourg Grand Cru 2021
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2021 Richebourg Grand Cru was cropped at just 11.8hL/ha on September 29 and October 1, bottled on January 13, a day after the Romanée-Saint-Vivant. It has a more arresting bouquet, by comparison, much more tertiary, perhaps the stem addition requiring more time to be fully assimilated. Darker fruit than the Romanée-Saint-Vivant, hints of pencil shavings and Earl Grey filtering through with aeration, engendering more mercurial aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins, a gentle grip, a silver bead of acidity and quite a peppery finish. It's not as weighty or as multi-dimensional as other vintages. I want to wait and see whether this Richebourg loses its nascent grumpiness. At the moment, I much prefer the Romanée-Saint-Vivant. 355 cases produced
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
