2016 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - Part of a 2016 DRC tasting, a vintage that impressed with how approachable it already was, purity, elegance and versatility. For me, the La Tâche scored best, followed by Richebourg and Romanée-Conti – although the latter may well surpass the La Tâche in the long run. Corton came in last. Montrachet, Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux were not produced commercially that year and older vintages offered instead.
Darker fruit than La Tâche. Ripe red to borderline dark cherry – although versatile and changing. Initially not all valves were open I found, but opened up quickly in the glass. Mineral aromas sit humbly in the background, but provide a contextual frame for the fruit core. Floral high notes complete the picture. Pure and terroir driven. Hardly noticed, but present were secondary aromatics of leather and cedar wood. Powerful. Lots of acidity reigned in my slightly grainy tannins. A bold structure and should clearly improve with aging. Would not be surprised to see this surpass both Richbourg and La Tâche with sufficient bottle age.
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