Details
THE VINEYARDS OF DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI


The Domaine de la Románee-Conti owns 27 hectares of vines in prime sites in the commune of Vosne-Romanée together with a small holding in the Côte de Beaune. The top of the tree is Romanée-Conti itself, a monopole (wholly owned vineyard of 1.8 hectares), La Tâche, also a monopole with (6.06 hectares.) Richebourg 3.51 hectares, Romanée-Saint-Vivant (5.29 hectares), Grands Echézeaux (3.53 hectares) and Echézeaux (4.67 hectares). Also 1.02 hectares of Vosne-Romanée, Suchots and 2.26 hectares of Corton. Only a precious 0.67 hectares is made of Montrachet DRC, hectares and slightly less of Bâtard-Montrachet. These varied sites prove unquestionably that the French notion of

terroir is not a fancy figment of Gallic imagination for the differences between each of the wines is marked, so consistent. Yet all five of the DRC burgundies are made, traditionally, in the same cellars, mostly from grapes of the same variety. Romanée-Conti itself has a unique concentration, La Tâche has a different sort of intensity, each having a superb yet vividly contrasting bouquet. Richebourg, next door, has a broader character, and so on. So what produces those differences: slight variations in subsoil, slope and drainage, fractionally, virtually imperceptible microclimate. Who knows. But fermented and élévé identically, the final wines are different.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Montrachet 2012
Grand Cru, Côte de Beaune
1 bottle per lot

More from Finest Wines & Spirits Featuring Historic Cognacs From the Collection of Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant

View All
View All