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Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Cuvee Duvault Blochet 2021
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2021 Vosne-Romanée Cuvée Duvault-Blochet 1er Cru was bottled on April 12, 2023. It has a very appealing bouquet, a mélange of cranberry, wild strawberry and a touch of potpourri emerging with a few swirls of the glass. The stems lend subtle, damp, loamy scents in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with pleasing sapidity on the entry that dovetails into a juicy mid-palate. There's just a tang of black pepper on the back palate, easing off the accelerator towards the open-knit finish. This will require just a few months in bottle, though it has the substance to age. Fine. 149 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.
