DOMAINE DE LA ROMANÉE-CONTI Grands Échézeaux 2019
- SKU:
- 3826769
- UPC:
- 2310058657049
97 points, “The length and complexity are a testament to the quality of the wine.” – Decanter
97 points, “The structure maintains its role and helps to keep this powerful wine fresh. The volume now swells magically on the second half of the palate, with darker notes.” – Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
96 points, “Magnificent.” – Allen Meadows, Burghound
96 points, “Revisiting the bottled 2019s was thrilling, as these are some of the most sensual, dramatic young wines I've ever tasted at this address.” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
96 points, “The 2019 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru is absolutely stunning. It is also the first wine in this tasting that feels less marked by the vintage, where there is a good deal of freshness to play off all the natural richness of the vintage. There is plenty of power and volume, and yet all the elements are so well-balanced… Of course, all of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines are frightfully expensive today, but if there is one hidden gem in the range in 2019, it is without question the Grands Echézeaux. It’s the wine I would personally go after most given its quality, personality and relatively – and I do mean relatively – modest price next to the other wines here.” – Antonio Galloni’s Vinous
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate said of the wine from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, “Over the last few years the Grands Échézeaux seems like the most improved wine at DRC.” So, collectors have been snapping it up. Hailing from vines that are over 55 years old, this wine has immense power, intricate complexity and just seems to hover there on the palate, kind of like one of those beautiful alien spaceships in a Hollywood blockbuster.
Expect raspberry, blackberry, bay leaf, menthol, dried blood orange peel, coffee, star anise, a touch of spice and something earthy and rustic that calls to mind trampling through forests and hedgerows.
Sometimes simply called DRC or “the Domaine”, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is the most famous name in Burgundy, if not the entire world of fine wine. The Grand Cru site, from which it takes its name, tops Wine-Searcher’s list of The World’s Top 50 Most Expensive Wines. Any one of their wines would be the crowning glory of any collection, offering an experience that many only dream of. Based in Vosne-Romanée, their holdings include the mythical La Tâche and Romanée-Conti, over half of Romanée-Saint-Vivant, one third of Grands Échézeaux and half of Richebourg, not to mention vineyards in Corton, Le Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet. Mind-numbingly low yields from their old vines exacerbate the scarcity, making availability a perpetually fleeting thing.
Wine Critic Neal Martin says Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s “wines are so rare, sought after and let us be frank, so prohibitively expensive; that mere utterance is as close as most people get… Their raison d'etre is to offer pleasure, these are bottles surfeit with enjoyment, surfeit with profundity.” He notes that the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay produced here offer “finesse, balance, poise, refinement” and a capacity to “age like no other wine I can think of. Quite simply, they have an unerring ability to maintain the freshness and poise over decades.” He concludes that those lucky enough to get their hands on a bottle “may be in for an unforgettable experience.”
SKU No.: 3826769
Style No.: 900542
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 13%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
97 points, “The length and complexity are a testament to the quality of the wine.” – Decanter
97 points, “The structure maintains its role and helps to keep this powerful wine fresh. The volume now swells magically on the second half of the palate, with darker notes.” – Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
96 points, “Magnificent.” – Allen Meadows, Burghound
96 points, “Revisiting the bottled 2019s was thrilling, as these are some of the most sensual, dramatic young wines I've ever tasted at this address.” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
96 points, “The 2019 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru is absolutely stunning. It is also the first wine in this tasting that feels less marked by the vintage, where there is a good deal of freshness to play off all the natural richness of the vintage. There is plenty of power and volume, and yet all the elements are so well-balanced… Of course, all of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines are frightfully expensive today, but if there is one hidden gem in the range in 2019, it is without question the Grands Echézeaux. It’s the wine I would personally go after most given its quality, personality and relatively – and I do mean relatively – modest price next to the other wines here.” – Antonio Galloni’s Vinous
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate said of the wine from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, “Over the last few years the Grands Échézeaux seems like the most improved wine at DRC.” So, collectors have been snapping it up. Hailing from vines that are over 55 years old, this wine has immense power, intricate complexity and just seems to hover there on the palate, kind of like one of those beautiful alien spaceships in a Hollywood blockbuster.
Expect raspberry, blackberry, bay leaf, menthol, dried blood orange peel, coffee, star anise, a touch of spice and something earthy and rustic that calls to mind trampling through forests and hedgerows.
Sometimes simply called DRC or “the Domaine”, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is the most famous name in Burgundy, if not the entire world of fine wine. The Grand Cru site, from which it takes its name, tops Wine-Searcher’s list of The World’s Top 50 Most Expensive Wines. Any one of their wines would be the crowning glory of any collection, offering an experience that many only dream of. Based in Vosne-Romanée, their holdings include the mythical La Tâche and Romanée-Conti, over half of Romanée-Saint-Vivant, one third of Grands Échézeaux and half of Richebourg, not to mention vineyards in Corton, Le Montrachet and Batard-Montrachet. Mind-numbingly low yields from their old vines exacerbate the scarcity, making availability a perpetually fleeting thing.
Wine Critic Neal Martin says Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s “wines are so rare, sought after and let us be frank, so prohibitively expensive; that mere utterance is as close as most people get… Their raison d'etre is to offer pleasure, these are bottles surfeit with enjoyment, surfeit with profundity.” He notes that the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay produced here offer “finesse, balance, poise, refinement” and a capacity to “age like no other wine I can think of. Quite simply, they have an unerring ability to maintain the freshness and poise over decades.” He concludes that those lucky enough to get their hands on a bottle “may be in for an unforgettable experience.”
SKU No.: 3826769
Style No.: 900542