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A RARE LARGE FORMAT ROMANÉE-CONTI
Held in temperatured and humidity controlled storage.
DOMAINE DE LE ROMANEE-CONTI
'Romanee-Conti," as the local proverb goes, 'is the central pearl of the Burgundian necklace." This miniscule vineyard gives its name to the most famous Domaine in the world, commonly referred to as DRC, or more reverentially, as The Domaine.
Michael Broadbent
Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1988
Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Level: 9cm; cracked capsule, establishmet Riedel stamped label, signs of old seepage. Bottle number 5
"Still relatively deep ruby. Somewhat surprisingly, the '88 is displaying a bit more aromatic maturity than the '89 with a more deeply pitched nose than usual with notes of spice, earth, smoked game and a certain sauvage quality that is uncommon though it does complement the relatively big, robust and sleekly muscled flavors that offer excellent intensity on the firmly, but not aggressively, structured finish of moderate length, at least by the extraordinary standards of this wine. While still youthful, it is no longer a baby and I would suggest leaving it to mature for at least another 10 years first; it's going to need it." BH, Apr 28, 2007
1 methuselah per lot
Held in temperatured and humidity controlled storage.
DOMAINE DE LE ROMANEE-CONTI
'Romanee-Conti," as the local proverb goes, 'is the central pearl of the Burgundian necklace." This miniscule vineyard gives its name to the most famous Domaine in the world, commonly referred to as DRC, or more reverentially, as The Domaine.
Michael Broadbent
Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1988
Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Level: 9cm; cracked capsule, establishmet Riedel stamped label, signs of old seepage. Bottle number 5
"Still relatively deep ruby. Somewhat surprisingly, the '88 is displaying a bit more aromatic maturity than the '89 with a more deeply pitched nose than usual with notes of spice, earth, smoked game and a certain sauvage quality that is uncommon though it does complement the relatively big, robust and sleekly muscled flavors that offer excellent intensity on the firmly, but not aggressively, structured finish of moderate length, at least by the extraordinary standards of this wine. While still youthful, it is no longer a baby and I would suggest leaving it to mature for at least another 10 years first; it's going to need it." BH, Apr 28, 2007
1 methuselah per lot