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96 points Allen Meadows - Burghound
Some bricking with a ruby core. A simply brilliant nose with a superb breadth of spice, earth, leather and smoky game nuances leads to still vibrant and youthful, very ripe flavors that possess simply knockout complexity and still plenty of vigor on the incredibly long finish. This is really quite something and while it is as good as it will ever be, the '64 RC is unbelievably good for such young vines a...
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“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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Romanee-Conti 1964.
Vintage started 4th October (38 hl/ha) Meaty and muscular, yet also violet scented. Strong bonework and very good acidity balance. A purist's Romanée-Conti.
1964 was the unsurpassed vintage of the decade in Vosne-Romanée. The spring was cool and summer almost perfect with very hot July. Just few showers in September. Most of the red wines showed promise of a long and successful life. The Romanée-Conti is one of the be...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2017 | 2015 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 460€ +8.9% | 8 690€ +44.6% | 6 009€ +17.5% | 5 112€ -26.8% | 6 988€ +54.6% | 4 521€ +50.2% | 3 009€ +131.6% | 1 299€ |
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.