December 9, 2023 - Top 1ers for AK's birthday: Assemblage from DRC’s GC plots that didn’t make the cut. Still very Vosne but more masculine and blue-fruited than the Arnoux alongside. Rather stemmy that I felt this was almost a textbook Dujac. Weaker vintage showed here as the tannins weren’t as refined and more drying compared to the A-L alongside, but will bet on this improving with time given the massive concentration and quality of underlying material here.
November 22, 2023 - A little less expressive on the nose than the 2006 G. Mugneret N-S-G Les Boudots tasted before. Mix of red and darker fruit notes, spices, minerality. Lots of depth and elegance. On the palate wonderfully harmonious - there is good structure, but the tannins are hardly noticeable. Lovely fruit, perfectly integrated acidity. Spicy, mineral, still a litte tight towards the impressively persistent finish. Not showy at all, elegant and powerful at the same time. Magnificent. Drink or keep. 95-97
July 20, 2023 - Couleur et limpidité typique de la DRC. Nez magnifique, fruits rouges, une tonne d’épices, un tout petit peu de roses mais moins que d’habitude. La bouche est toute aussi fine et pure, expressive et fraîche, tellement soyeux en bouche sans être dénuée de puissance mais contenue. Magnifique. 94-95
Typical DRC colour. Nose is gorgeous, complex, a touch of rose but mostly layers of spices, flowers, red fruit. Palate goes along the same lines, finesse and elegance, yet still some power but so contained with grace and class, good length.
October 2, 2022 - Corked
December 27, 2021 - Thus was inadvertently forgotten and stored on the boat for some year or more standing up. Cork was still good and wine was surprisingly fresh with cherry fruit, balanced and drinking perfectly. It was mature and ready to drink, perhaps from not being well stored but was quite good.
July 11, 2021 - First taste of DRC; this wine for me lived up to the hype of the Domaine; the nose was exquisite, lots of Vosne spices, ripe red berry fruits, floral tea notes. Explosive and delightful to smell. The palate was a vision of harmony; deep and intense, yet ethereal and lifted; everything flowing beautifully. The finish was long. I was prepared to be disappointed, but thankfully I wasn't!
December 25, 2020 - Decanted for 1 hour. Lovely mature nose with cooked red fruits, game and even caramel. Sexy mouthfeel, smooth and so easy drinking with the lovely Vosne spices. Great bottle. Perfect company on Christmas Eve.
August 25, 2020 - The Triple Threat "165" Birthday Bash (65/60/40) (Minikahda Club, Mpls): Medium dark red color plus. PNP, drank a glass over two hours. High pitched nose, deep dark red fruits, iron, mineral, vanilla bean, just a tiche of green on the nose too and a hint of banana. The palate shows cherry fruit, lots of iron, dense, less spice, earth, pine, somewhat sour dark red fruit, more medium bodied. Slightly firm tannins that relax as everything comes more together somewhat gradually. Very good.
August 25, 2020 - Thanks Siggy! Another fantastic treat tonight just a few days past my 65th Bday. Said to be a blend of all 6 Grand Cru vineyards this was without a doubt worthy of its pedigree! Lovely roses and underbrush on the nose. Stunning balance, purity and elegance on a supple rich and well fruited palate. Dark fruit, mineral, spice and more forest floor notes. I loved this and its been at least 10yrs since I've had any DRC so what a treat!!
May 17, 2019 - HDH Celebration of Burgundy Dinner (Everest): Loads of spice and toast in nose. The palate is sleek with spice-filled red and black cherry. Delicious, but seems a bit thin and I wonder if the fruit will hold up to the barrel treatment over time.