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Wine Description
The Story
“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...
Vintage 1973
The 1973 wine vintage in Burgundy was a good, highly successful, and exceptionally abundant year that stood out for producing soft, beautifully aromatic, and forward-drinking wines. A warm summer allowed the grapes to ripen fully, leading to a massive harvest across both the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. While the enormous volume of fruit meant the red Pinot Noirs lacked the dense, muscular concentration and long-term cellaring power of mo...
