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  • Country ranking ?

    530
  • Producer ranking ?

    81
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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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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Vintage 1985

1985 Burgundy by Clive Coates MW / The 1985 vintage represents a turning point in the wine history of Burgundy. Before this date, on the whole, winegrowers made wine, merchants bought it, assembled several plots, if necessary, and sold it. Subsequently, more and more estates began to mature, bottle and market the wines themselves. In the meantime, many merchants had taken the opportunity to expand their own estates, so that, particularly at th...

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Straw and Bright

ending

Long, Flavorful and Lingering

flavors

Vanilla, Toasty, Buttery, Tropical fruits, Mint and Apricot

nose

Intense, Refined, Seductive and Pure

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Well-structured, Developing, Medium-bodied, Harmonious, Firm, Elegant, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Excellent and Well-rounded

Written Notes

The 1985 DRC Montrachet was also great, are you sensing a theme?  It had nectar-like honeysuckle aromas and flavors to match with delicious and decadent rainwater and butter flavors as well.  This was in a great spot (97).

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Origin

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

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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