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  • Country ranking ?

    920
  • Producer ranking ?

    169
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Roast Duck Breast with Dried Cherry Sauc

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The Story

 “As if, in this square of earth, the gods had bequeathed us a memory of the fascinating vestige of a timeless perfection.” — Richard Olney. The wine of Prince de Conti, she is velvet, seduction and mystery. It is the most Proustian of all great wines.

 

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is without question the most famous estate in Burgundy and arguably the greatest, producing some of the best wines in the world. It is probably one of the mos...

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Vintage 1982

The good spring weather gave rise to rapid fruit set, followed by a classic summer and a warm start to autumn. However, there was little green harvest at the time, so the resulting harvest was enormous. Pinot Noir is very sensitive to high production and, despite the ideal growing conditions, this affected the character of the vintage. Red wines were light and offered immediate drinking pleasure early in their life; whites did much better beca...

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Tasting note

color

Full

nose

Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

Balanced and Elegant

Written Notes

I used to drink a lot of Romanee Conti, as in RC from DRC, but it has been getting rarer to see them actually opened and drunk these days. A 1982 DRC Romanee Conti reminded me why this is the world’s most expensive wine. At the beginning of the dinner, we were having the La Tache versus RC conversation, and I remarked how La Tache is always better to drink at a younger age, because RC needs about 30 years to start hitting its sweet spot. The 1982 played the role of ‘exhibit A’ perfectly, and 1982 isn’t supposed to be a great vintage for red Burgundy. Jayer also excelled in 1982, showing that a great producer will make great wines every year…or at least 9 out of ten vintages . The RC had a great nose that exuded signature aromas. Autumn, musk, menthol, red fruit and honey all abounded. The wine was fuller than full and longer than long, and it was quite tropical, even possessing a hint of orange. Its nose was super complex, and its palate was elegant, chalky and dusty. There was Asian spice, tea and broth here. One could see the wisdom of age in the ’82; this was a man, not a boy. ‘Soooo good,’ I wrote. Even though it won’t get any better, and probably is a point less ultimately, it showed so well, and I just had to give it (96).
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Origin

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

Be Cautious

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

16

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Corton-Charlemagne

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La Romanée-Conti Grand Cru

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Les Gaudichots

Marc

Montrachet

Richebourg

Romanee Saint Vivant

Vosne Romanée

Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cuvée Duvault Blochet

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