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  • Country ranking ?

    453
  • Producer ranking ?

    64
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    carpaccio of scallops & rock salt

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Parker 92 points: The 1990 Le Montrachet exhibits considerable opulence, as well as a tell-tale nose of coconut, buttered apples, and smoky, toasty new oak. Magnificently deep, expansive, and rich, with moderate acidity, it should prove to be a sensational DRC Le Montrachet. It is capable of lasting 15-20 years.

The DRC was unhappy with their 1992 and will not produce any Montrachet. Those millionaires lucky enough to have access to this ra...

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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 1990

1990 VINTAGE in Burgundy

This is probably the vintage of reference for many people in Burgundy. Exceptional climatic conditions allowed an abundant crop to mature perfectly and yield some most sensational wines in both red and white. The white wines have maintained their elegant aromas and freshness which has made them even more appealing, whilst the reds are concentrated and well built with tannins which remain firm but smooth. To be enjoy...

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Average Bottle Price

2015 2014 2012 2011 2010 2005 2000
4 682€ +14.3% 4 098€ -2.9% 4 219€ -7.3% 4 553€ +16.8% 3 897€ +157.9% 1 511€ +38.6% 1 090€

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, Gold and Bright

ending

Long, Extensive and Pure

flavors

Apricot, Waxy, Mineral, Glycerin, Viscous and White fruits

nose

Intense, Complex, Ripe and Seductive

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Complex, Perfectly balanced, Well-Integrated, Developing, Full-bodied, Round, Focused, Rich and Dry

Verdict

Intelligent and Sophisticated

Written Notes

The Ambassador exclaimed that the 1990 DRC Montrachet was ‘spectacular!’  That was true, and this was surely the best wine of the night so far.  It had incredible balance in a muscular way and was rich and intense with another ‘so’ long finish that kept unfurling.  The Attorney General didn’t like it so much, which caused me to write ‘WTF LOL.’  Hollywood Jef declared that it was like the ‘sweetest pussy ever,’ and I can’t quite read my writing after that, but he either said ‘other than’ or ‘better than my wife’ lol.  Yes, it was that time of the night (98).

  • 98p

This is one of the greatest dry whites I have ever consumed. I was lucky enough to drink it this spring at a friend's birthday in Hong Kong. It was so dense and layered with an amazing character of apples, cream, dried pineapples and apricots. It was full-bodied but not heavy, and there was this incredible energy in the wine that shocked you to the bone. It went on for what seemed like hours on the palate.

  • 100p
D1.5h/G1h Golden yellow colour. Pronounced and complex nose with rich toffee, dried fruits, smoke, nuttiness and honeyed overtones. Dry, broad and intense taste with oily texture and waxy, dried fruit tones. Despite being a bit restrained and lacking some vividity, still a lovely wine with long and intense finish.
  • 93p
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Information

Origin

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

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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