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  • Country ranking ?

    351
  • Producer ranking ?

    49
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Salmon with a mild butter sauce

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The Story

The Montrachet family consists of grand five Grands Crus grown in the two villages of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. These two share the Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet appellations. Chevalier and Bienvenues belong to Puligny, Criots belongs to Chassagne. These Grands Crus are the most southerly of the Côte-d'Or, and lie between Meursault in the north and Santenay in the south. Their origins go back to the Middle Ages - the work...

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Wine Information

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 most traditional wineries in France. Wines are produced in small quantities while the demand is huge. The domaine has 25 hectares of vineyards, all Grand Crus, including the jewel in the crown, the 1.8 hectare monopole of Romanée Conti.
Romanée-Conti, a vineyard ...

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Average Bottle Price

2015 2014 2010 2005 2000 1995
7 008€ +7.5% 6 521€ -0.4% 6 549€ +92.0% 3 411€ +213.5% 1 088€ +28.9% 844€

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Tasting note

color

Light and Gold

ending

Long, Pure and Spicy

flavors

Toasty, Honey, Truffles, Buttery, Citrus and Spice

nose

Open

recommend

Yes

taste

Concentrated, Well-structured and Perfectly balanced

Written Notes

It was in 1963 when Henri de Villaine’s business partner Henri Leroy persuaded him to buy a plot of land of 0,342 ha in the ‘new world’ for him. This ‘new world’ was on the other side of the Beaune in the Chassagne-Montrachet district. This plot was located in the highly esteemed Le Montrachet vineyard. Having only made red grand cru so far, this opened a new fascinating world of white wines to Henri de Villaine. Encouraged by the potential, Leroy and de Villaine acquired a second plot of 0,171 ha already in 1965. In the following growing season of 1966 both men were slightly worried after a difficult beginning. First they had spring hail and then a very poor start for the summer. Nevertheless the growing conditions improved, and the harvest was carried out in very good conditions. All three bottles we opened were faultless. Decanted for one hour. A youthful light, golden colour. This is a fantastically vibrant wine. Wide and open nose of lemon, toast and butter layered over exotic fruit and truffles along with a layer of honey and spice. Astonishing concentration and length, giving this wine a strong presence. The wine's viscosity and extract level are unbelievably high. Beautiful to drink now, it should last for a decade or more. Perfectly balanced and structured with one of the longest and purest finishes one has ever experienced.
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Information

Origin

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

None

Other wines from this producer

Bâtard-Montrachet

Corton-Charlemagne

Corton Grand Cru

Echézeaux

Grands Echézeaux

La Romanée-Conti Grand Cru

La Tâche

Les Gaudichots

Marc

Richebourg

Romanée Conti

Romanee Saint Vivant

Vosne Romanée

Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cuvée Duvault Blochet

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