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  • Country ranking ?

    286
  • Producer ranking ?

    38
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Marinated Scallop Salad with Fresh Pear

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98 points Wine Spectator

 Bright and lively, almost delicate compared with some of the others, but amazingly subtle and elegant. A seductive wine in which the spice, honey, vanilla and mineral nuances peek out from moment to moment. 

96 points Allen Meadows - Burghound

 Golden yellow color. When first opened, there were slight hints of oxidation yet with air, they blew off to reveal ripe, exotic and fully mature aromas that display co...

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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 2012 2010 2005 2000 1995
9 540€ +50.8% 6 328€ +21.9% 5 190€ +15.8% 4 480€ -5.1% 4 722€ +424.1% 901€ +30.6% 690€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Deep, Straw and Healthy

ending

Long, Extensive and Flavorful

flavors

Mineral, Mint, Raspberry, Vanilla, Plum and Toasty

nose

Refined, Opulent, Generous and Intense

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Complex, Perfectly balanced, Multi-dimensional, Developing, Full-bodied, Elegant, Rich, Fresh, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Transparent and Sophisticated

Written Notes

The 1978 DRC Montrachet that followed brought back so many memories, memories like dinner at Georges V with Bipin, Wolfgang and Aubert probably two decades ago!  Some dinners you never forget.  The ’78 was tropical and fully mature, kinky with its touch of apricot.  There was a honeyed, milky and creamy style to it.  ‘Awesome,’ I wrote, along with ‘so rich, so honeyed.’  While its flavors were mature, its finish was strong and still youthful.  Uni aromas developed in its exotic and complex nose (98).

  • 98p

DRC Montrachet 1978 / 20.0 points / The best dry white wine I have ever tasted. Lovely healthy deep gold. Fabuloso! Toasty yet appetising. Very very meaty. Putty and butterscotch and savoury. Amazingly savoury and subtle. Great, great weight, density and subtlety yet no hint of heaviness. Amazing length.

  • 100p
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Origin

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

Be Cautious

Glass time

1h

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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