Above 12 bottles per lot
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VINTAGE ASSORMENTS
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI
Vineyards*
Surface Area: 62.5 acres
Grape Varietals: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Average Age of the Vines: 45+ years
Density of plantation: 11,000 vines per hectare
Average yields: 25-30 hectoliters per hectare
Annual Production
Grands Echézeaux: 10,000 bottles
Le Montrachet: 3,000 bottles
Richebourg: 12,000 bottles
Romanée-Conti: 5,500 bottles
La Tâche: 20,000 bottles
Aubert de Villaine makes it clear that each vintage presents its own set of circumstances, and one always has to be flexible in order to accommodate the nuances of nature. For many years, this domaine has been cultivated biodynamically, although the owners do not advertise this as much as other estates do. They continue to replant with material that is indigenous to the domaine's own vineyards; they have never added newer clones. At present, the average age of the vines is at least 45 years.
With respect to vinification, the fruit is never destemmed, and there is a 5-6 day cold pre-maceration before the fermentation is allowed to begin. There is pumping over and a bit of pigeages on a daily basis. The maceration periods are relatively long, but they avoid an exaggerated extraction of tannin. The wines are always aged for at least 18 months in 100 new oak, which the owners feel is the most sanitary condition for producing wines that are bottled without filtration.
* From THE WORLD'S GREATEST WINE ESTATES by Robert M. Parker, Jr. Copyright 2005 by Robert M. Parker, Jr. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
DRC Assortment--Vintage 1994
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Lots 131-132 in banded original wooden cases, Lot 133 band removed for inspection
Parcel: lots 131-133
Romanée-Conti(1)
La Tâche(3)
Richebourg(2)
Romanée-Saint-Vivant(2)
Grands-Echézeaux(2)
Echézeaux(2)
Above 12 bottles per lot
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI
Vineyards
Surface Area: 62.5 acres
Grape Varietals: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Average Age of the Vines: 45+ years
Density of plantation: 11,000 vines per hectare
Average yields: 25-30 hectoliters per hectare
Annual Production
Grands Echézeaux: 10,000 bottles
Le Montrachet: 3,000 bottles
Richebourg: 12,000 bottles
Romanée-Conti: 5,500 bottles
La Tâche: 20,000 bottles
Aubert de Villaine makes it clear that each vintage presents its own set of circumstances, and one always has to be flexible in order to accommodate the nuances of nature. For many years, this domaine has been cultivated biodynamically, although the owners do not advertise this as much as other estates do. They continue to replant with material that is indigenous to the domaine's own vineyards; they have never added newer clones. At present, the average age of the vines is at least 45 years.
With respect to vinification, the fruit is never destemmed, and there is a 5-6 day cold pre-maceration before the fermentation is allowed to begin. There is pumping over and a bit of pigeages on a daily basis. The maceration periods are relatively long, but they avoid an exaggerated extraction of tannin. The wines are always aged for at least 18 months in 100 new oak, which the owners feel is the most sanitary condition for producing wines that are bottled without filtration.
DRC Assortment--Vintage 1994
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Lots 131-132 in banded original wooden cases, Lot 133 band removed for inspection
Parcel: lots 131-133
Romanée-Conti(1)
La Tâche(3)
Richebourg(2)
Romanée-Saint-Vivant(2)
Grands-Echézeaux(2)
Echézeaux(2)
Above 12 bottles per lot