Silky, velvet and masculine. Unlike typical Romanee St. Vivant profile, 2003 was a hot year and tasted like New World pinot noir. We drank it with 2004 vintage which was a big contrast since 2004 was a cool vintage.
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A very good wine overall, but a bit of a disappointment somehow given the high expectations. Very nice purity of fruit, but the wine lacks a bit of both balance and elegance. Lovely texture, good length, refined tanins, but on another hand the wood has not been fully integrated and one can feel the "heat effect" from this challenging vintage. Not convinced by this bottle, although it is fair to say we nevertheless all enjoyed drinking it. A very pleasant drink,not an emotional one.
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Sweet black cherry aromas come out strongly, then after an hour or so roses and perfume emerge more. Ripe, dense, full bodied, sweet fruit and velvety texture, lower on acids but still retains freshness. Long finish, lingering notes of plums
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High expectations here obviously but I was really disappointed with the high level of brett in this wine. It really dominates in this wine completely overshadowing what looked potentially to be an opulent, voluptuous RSV. If you don't mind high level brettanomyces sure but otherwise beware.
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Well, previous notes apply and can anyone say bottle consistency. This is the 3rd bottle in 3 months and you would have thought that they were clones. The quintessential Burgundy terroir but more so unmistakably and specifically DRC. The soft elegant nuances of both dark and light fruit in balance with tannins, complex nuances of iron, meat and yet tender and luscious. I realize many feel it is over hyped but for me it is not as I feel about Dom Perignon, so I guess it what makes you smile and say ahhh is all that matters. Luckily my wife loves it as well or would be homeless at those prices :-).
I must indulge a story. We had finished dinner at the Inn at Little Washington where we drank the wine. The sommelier, Bill, is a really good friend but more so a great person. We were talking when a young girl came to the table and said "you don't know me but I am a sommelier in training with Bill". Well, every visit we leave a glass of whatever we are drinking with Bill for his pleasure and this time was no different. The young girl said that Bill had shared it with her and she just wanted to thank us for sharing. She had long heard of DRC but NEVER thought she would ever have opportunity to taste. Tears welled up in her eyes and she apologized for crying she was so happy and she said "I get it now". It was worth the entire experience to see her passion and joy for wine and to see the graciousness of Bill. Many soms would have hid it for themselves but he wanted her to have the experience. Kudos Bill.
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Previous notes apply. This is our second bottle from the Inn. After our last visit about 3 weeks ago, we asked the sommelier to hold his last bottle for my 70th Bday. He graciously complied and it did not disappoint the second time and was every bit the same as the previous bottle. I will eagerly pursue buying more.
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Opulent nose with candied fruit, stems, and spice. Ripe but balanced considering the vintage. Compared to 95 and 01, it lacked nuance as the ripeness overwhelmed the other components. 92-93
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Call me lucky or stupid and I don't know what I'm talking about, but this was one of the BEST expressions of DRC RSV I have ever had and I've had a few. I told my buddy that this rivaled the night we stood up a challenge between 2000 DRC Richebourg and 2000 Leroy Richebourg. Yes, very different wines, I get it, however, the ethereal experience was the same. The quintessential Burgundy nose of leather, smoke, meat with floral red fruit was hypnotizing. I had to literally force myself to taste and wow I wasn't disappointed. Complexity, balanced and so much more. Satin and silk on the pallete with sudden burst of fresh fruit belying its age. Some have accused this particular RSV of being Richebourg like and not pure RSV and I may have to agree. Well at least the sommelier and I agreed. I was at dinner with my Senior Vice President at the Inn at Little Washington in Virginia so you can argue it was more the ambiance, moment in time, food or whatever, but I don't care. This was as memorable a moment in time for my beautiful wife's birthday as we could have had and if all that is the reason for the adoration of the wine, well so be it. I'll take it any day, and isn't that what the wine experience is all about, friends, family, good food, good wine and a night to remember.
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Last glasses from a previously Coravin'd bottle. Amazing nose as always with DRC. Floral notes. Luscious mouth feel. Good weight on the palate. A bit woody on the palate, maybe a bit too much stem for my taste. Satisfying to the last drop as expected.
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Tasting Of three DRC Wines (Sofitel The Grand in Amsterdam): An earthy nose showing leather and dark fruit. The palate is ripe, full, rich and finely balanced, with rounded flavours of plum, delicious spice, mocha and ripe tannins. A rich, intense and long wine - very good!
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Big and bold: cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blue fruits, honey, coffee, animalistic, earth, cigar, rose, vintage acidity and beautiful underlined stream of spices. The balance on the nose is amazingly mature; can’t speak the same for the palate. A bit rusty still, medium-bodied and lacking that definitive structure, but very much unexpectedly good. Exceptional for 03. To the merit it deserves as a difficult vintage, 96.
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Dégustation Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Verticale 2015, avec Déjeuner (1243 Bourgogne Society - Beaune): Unquestionably ripe with lots of red and black cherry with cherry pie spice. Long, dense and persistent start-to-finish, this was never out of sync, rare for most wines from this vintage. Great nose, almost as great palate. This was tasted from two bottles, one slightly brighter and fresher than the other. I'd consider the first at "93 points" and the second at "94 points."
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Deep ruby, full bodied, screams raspberry chocolate Grenache infused with V-R spices. Is it subtle, intellectual stuff? Absolutely not! This is RSV dialed up to 11. It is in balance and the fruit is perfect but the ripeness and slight one dimensional palate means this wine cannot be considered a classic or great RSV and must be a bit of an outlier in this great estate. Of course it went down a treat and was fabulous and exciting to drink with black truffle spaghetti at one the world's best Italian restaurants but it didn't move me in a profound way and at this price point it really ought to! No complaints and I know I am lucky to be able to drink DRC on a fairly regular basis so i feel it is important to be honest about the wine and not get overwhelmed by the label and legend (which is well deserved!)
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Cellaraid - Chardonnay Corfefe Luncheon and red wine based Dinner (Tonny's Restaurant): to give this one justice, I try to remember as much as I can from that drunken night. this really punched above most of the rest (sans the Hermitage, but that's just me). complex flavours of red cherries, plums and blackcurrant, and with fresh thyme herbs, mushrooms, chacuterie, graphite and forest floor; one can only imagine what the perfect Burgundian can be like. really enjoyed this bottle. and yes, my virgin DRC :)
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I'd imagine this is what perfect wines taste like. 2 hour decant. Dark red colors. Wild berries, some funk, lots of vosne spices. Layers of complexity that something different is tasted each time you revisit, as well as the night went along. Perfect balance, beautifully med tannins that are starting to integrate and soften. Thanks for sharing D&A. Thanks for cooking a great meal C&N.
I don't know what is ever 'perfect', but this does seem a lot like what it would be like. If only all burgs were like this.
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2003 Burgundy Grand Cru Dinner (Iggy's, Hilton Hotel, Singapore): My wine of the night - this was stunningly good and drinking beautifully on the night. I would not have expected this of the 2003 vintage, but this was amongst the best examples of DRC's RSVs I have ever had, starting with an amazing nose of earth and blue fruit, darker cherries, and then deep dark florals, alongside whiffs of orange peel and a gentle sprinkle of spice. A wonderful, wonderful nose - one could get high just sniffing this. The palate was at a wonderful as well. Incredibly complete, it was full, lush and pure - almost intoxicatingly so - with seductive flavours of black cherries and plums, infused with fragrant wood spices and dried flowers, and wrapped in a slinky robe of the silkiest tannins as it glided into a long finish full of warm spice and smoky herbs. Absolutely wonderful. This was a wine that married transperancy, power and grace, all this in spite of the challenges of the 2003 vintage. Wow.
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Last time drinking along with 2003 Latricieres-Chambertin from Leroy. Once again tonight with 2006 Latricieres-Chambertin and 2003 RSV seems getting very close to perfect.
This is incredible !!
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Initially strong sauvage, took 3 hours to blow off, underneath a very pure fruited VR wine. Lots of VR spices, ripe red fruit yet with great balance that will not remind u that this is from 03. Beginning to drink well very youthful with lots of energy and depth. Definitely on the way up and will take a lot more cellar age to show its real potential.
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Funky, wild berries, red fruit, sweetness and flowers on the nose. The nose was absolutely mind blowing. I never really liked 03 red burg but this one was exceptionally amazing! The ripeness was just right with round and pure fruit. The denisty and complexity of the wine were incredibly deep. This has a lot life left
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Three Nights In San Juan; 8/27/2015-8/29/2015: A vertical of 99,00,01,02,03. The 99 was the class of the quintet and consensus #1. While they will last forever, the 99's are beginning to show well. The 00 was a slight surprise on the upside, and was very beguiling. The 01 under-performed. The 02 was great and consensus #2. Beautiful and balanced as always. The 03 was fine, just not memorable. Have had two 03 RSV's this summer, and neither showed the stereo-type vintage characteristics. Rock solid burgs if not rock stars.
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I'm very happy to re-visit this wonderful wine again.
OMG !!!
This is very very much like Romanee-Conti as I expected from the last tasting, very very good from the start till the end of 4 hours drinking. The best RSV from DRC that I've ever had and this time is better in performance than a bottle drinking last few years. I would like to rate it a little bit better score.
99/100
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Deep ruby in the glass with only a dusting of sediment, this wine is mature. Fantastic complex nose of mixed cherries and spice leading to a long, long finish.
If a date, this was a 30 year old successful MBA grad who has work responsibility beyond her years and loves to talk about it over dinner.
Strategy, intrigue, politics.
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In a blind mini vertical of 99,02,03,05. This was the surprise of the night, and 4 of 7 liked it the best. I had it as number two (behind the gorgeous 2002). Did not show the stereotype vintage characteristics (heat, ripeness), and presented very well balanced.
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La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (New York, NY): Brief tasting note. Obviously quite different than most of the wines just tasted, this was huge, ripe, robust and incredibly spice-driven. Ultra ripe black fruit but with the stuffing for everything to retain in great balance.
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Just great Wine. Truffle, Dark berries and floral, outstanding Pinot. Mature Wine now, tannins and long finish. Performing so much better than expected. Great!
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DRC Dinner 1 (Sydney, Australia): An intense nose that also has great complexity to it - there is sois bois, black cherry, some ground coffee, truffle and dark floral aromas. While there is plush, powerful density of fruit on the palate there is an impressive set of tannins and it flows very nicely into the long finish. I didn't get a sense of it being over-ripe or hot on the palate despite the vintage reputation. It isn't shut down at all yet, providing plenty of pleasure, though I think it has more to offer over the medium term. Well and truly exceeded my expectations and lived up to its pedigree - it's a different expression of the site, but it still reflects the site rather than the vintage alone.
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Genç görünümlü, orta yoğunlukta yakut renkte. İlk başta itici gelen otsu, sebzemsi kokuların baskın olduğu burun zamanla hem kırmızı, hem de siyah kiraz aromalarının çıkması ile açılıyor. Bunları gül yaprağı, topraksı tonlar, hafif mantar, baharat ile zamanla çikolata izliyor. Damakta genç ve taze, yumuşak ancak güçlü ve katmanlı. Topraksılık ve yeşil aromalar damakta da sürüyor. Orta üstü bir bitime sahip.
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Genç görünümlü, orta yoğunlukta yakut renkte. İlk başta itici gelen otsu, sebzemsi kokuların baskın olduğu burun zamanla hem kırmızı, hem de siyah kiraz aromalarının çıkması ile açılıyor. Bunları gül yaprağı, topraksı tonlar, hafif mantar, baharat ile zamanla çikolata izliyor. Damakta genç ve taze, yumuşak ancak güçlü ve katmanlı. Topraksılık ve yeşil aromalar damakta da sürüyor. Orta üstü bir bitime sahip.
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Genç görünümlü, orta yoğunlukta yakut renkte. İlk başta itici gelen otsu, sebzemsi kokuların baskın olduğu burun zamanla hem kırmızı, hem de siyah kiraz aromalarının çıkması ile açılıyor. Bunları gül yaprağı, topraksı tonlar, hafif mantar, baharat ile zamanla çikolata izliyor. Damakta genç ve taze, yumuşak ancak güçlü ve katmanlı. Topraksılık ve yeşil aromalar damakta da sürüyor. Orta üstü bir bitime sahip.
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Friday, January 28, 2011 - Tasted at the C&B dinner with A de Villaine 27 Jan 2011. Harvested as early as 25 August according to ADV, 80 days after veraison vs usual 100. All 'sugar and tannins' after a cold winter and heat wave summer (3 Storms between April and August). 'This is where the qualities and defaults come out and the climat takes over'
Tasted next to DRC Richebourg '03 - more restrained and more elegant vs Richebourg (which was far too young but still a pleasure to drink). Amazingly elegant with more structure, read acidity, and less menthol. The nose developed from red fruit to cigar box over time. Sheer feminine pleasure!
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Ripe, sappy flavors of red and black cherry pit fruit emerge with warm floral tones that introduce similar flavors on the palate. Just as seen in the '03 La Tache, this wine maintains good acidity for the vintage and the relative lightweight qualities seen in typical RSV are apparent. Opens up beautifully with time in the glass with gentle brushings of spice and wonderful deep, complex aromas of pinot fruit. Very elegant and somewhat lighter, yet generous even now.
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Un nez d’une superbe pureté, d’une grande précision, avec à l’avant plan des fruits confits et des fraises écrasées. Bouche fine, élégante, veloutée, féminine, et une balance impeccable. La finale est très longue et raffinée. Malgré les nombreux verres de vin dégustés hier soir, il est inhumain de vouloir recracher celui-ci. Une grande réussite, on ne sent aucunement le millésime. C’était ma première expérience avec un vin du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Merci pour cette merveilleuse expérience. 93-94
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Super sexy red fruit and spice nose with floral notes. Sappy, stemmy palate, with a candied cherry profile. Really firm in the middle. The vintage does show itself more with time - both DRC and RSV in character, but stamped by '03. Some really nice aromatics, but hard to be sure where this one will go.
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3/22/2023 - LTTC Likes this wine:
(TST) Small glass
A beautiful nose of spices, mixed berries and a hint of herbs. Clean, pure and concentrated. Such a well-made '03. 94
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2/26/2023 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
this is indeed quite punchy, solar. Yet the wine has a good acidity balance and shows well. Would give it more time.
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7/16/2022 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 94 Points
Silky, velvet and masculine. Unlike typical Romanee St. Vivant profile, 2003 was a hot year and tasted like New World pinot noir. We drank it with 2004 vintage which was a big contrast since 2004 was a cool vintage.
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1/10/2022 - Vinum Deorum wrote: 94 Points
A very good wine overall, but a bit of a disappointment somehow given the high expectations. Very nice purity of fruit, but the wine lacks a bit of both balance and elegance. Lovely texture, good length, refined tanins, but on another hand the wood has not been fully integrated and one can feel the "heat effect" from this challenging vintage. Not convinced by this bottle, although it is fair to say we nevertheless all enjoyed drinking it. A very pleasant drink,not an emotional one.
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9/1/2021 - jkuanl Likes this wine:
Sweet black cherry aromas come out strongly, then after an hour or so roses and perfume emerge more. Ripe, dense, full bodied, sweet fruit and velvety texture, lower on acids but still retains freshness. Long finish, lingering notes of plums
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4/27/2021 - WIBA Likes this wine: 94 Points
beautiful stems and wild and expressive. pop and pour
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2/19/2021 - WIBA wrote: 88 Points
Taipei Ficofi event. Perhaps needs time but felt it's not very balanced at the moment and bit acidic. love of red fruits though.
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2/19/2021 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Exuberant floral aromatics. Quite ripe on palate edge of overpowering. (3993/11924)
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10/6/2020 - Luke Wine wrote:
High expectations here obviously but I was really disappointed with the high level of brett in this wine. It really dominates in this wine completely overshadowing what looked potentially to be an opulent, voluptuous RSV. If you don't mind high level brettanomyces sure but otherwise beware.
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7/30/2020 - BillyT wrote: 96 Points
Well, previous notes apply and can anyone say bottle consistency. This is the 3rd bottle in 3 months and you would have thought that they were clones. The quintessential Burgundy terroir but more so unmistakably and specifically DRC. The soft elegant nuances of both dark and light fruit in balance with tannins, complex nuances of iron, meat and yet tender and luscious. I realize many feel it is over hyped but for me it is not as I feel about Dom Perignon, so I guess it what makes you smile and say ahhh is all that matters. Luckily my wife loves it as well or would be homeless at those prices :-).
I must indulge a story. We had finished dinner at the Inn at Little Washington where we drank the wine. The sommelier, Bill, is a really good friend but more so a great person. We were talking when a young girl came to the table and said "you don't know me but I am a sommelier in training with Bill". Well, every visit we leave a glass of whatever we are drinking with Bill for his pleasure and this time was no different. The young girl said that Bill had shared it with her and she just wanted to thank us for sharing. She had long heard of DRC but NEVER thought she would ever have opportunity to taste. Tears welled up in her eyes and she apologized for crying she was so happy and she said "I get it now". It was worth the entire experience to see her passion and joy for wine and to see the graciousness of Bill. Many soms would have hid it for themselves but he wanted her to have the experience. Kudos Bill.
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7/3/2020 - BillyT wrote: 96 Points
Previous notes apply. This is our second bottle from the Inn. After our last visit about 3 weeks ago, we asked the sommelier to hold his last bottle for my 70th Bday. He graciously complied and it did not disappoint the second time and was every bit the same as the previous bottle. I will eagerly pursue buying more.
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6/15/2020 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opulent nose with candied fruit, stems, and spice. Ripe but balanced considering the vintage. Compared to 95 and 01, it lacked nuance as the ripeness overwhelmed the other components. 92-93
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6/12/2020 - BillyT wrote: 96 Points
Call me lucky or stupid and I don't know what I'm talking about, but this was one of the BEST expressions of DRC RSV I have ever had and I've had a few. I told my buddy that this rivaled the night we stood up a challenge between 2000 DRC Richebourg and 2000 Leroy Richebourg. Yes, very different wines, I get it, however, the ethereal experience was the same. The quintessential Burgundy nose of leather, smoke, meat with floral red fruit was hypnotizing. I had to literally force myself to taste and wow I wasn't disappointed. Complexity, balanced and so much more. Satin and silk on the pallete with sudden burst of fresh fruit belying its age. Some have accused this particular RSV of being Richebourg like and not pure RSV and I may have to agree. Well at least the sommelier and I agreed. I was at dinner with my Senior Vice President at the Inn at Little Washington in Virginia so you can argue it was more the ambiance, moment in time, food or whatever, but I don't care. This was as memorable a moment in time for my beautiful wife's birthday as we could have had and if all that is the reason for the adoration of the wine, well so be it. I'll take it any day, and isn't that what the wine experience is all about, friends, family, good food, good wine and a night to remember.
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12/13/2019 - shifter Likes this wine: 94 Points
Last glasses from a previously Coravin'd bottle. Amazing nose as always with DRC. Floral notes. Luscious mouth feel. Good weight on the palate. A bit woody on the palate, maybe a bit too much stem for my taste. Satisfying to the last drop as expected.
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10/19/2019 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Does not transcend the vintage. Heat characteristics, one to avoid.
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10/31/2018 - Barry Rothof wrote:
Tasting Of three DRC Wines (Sofitel The Grand in Amsterdam): An earthy nose showing leather and dark fruit. The palate is ripe, full, rich and finely balanced, with rounded flavours of plum, delicious spice, mocha and ripe tannins. A rich, intense and long wine - very good!
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9/14/2018 - hprphf wrote: 96 Points
Big and bold: cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blue fruits, honey, coffee, animalistic, earth, cigar, rose, vintage acidity and beautiful underlined stream of spices. The balance on the nose is amazingly mature; can’t speak the same for the palate. A bit rusty still, medium-bodied and lacking that definitive structure, but very much unexpectedly good. Exceptional for 03. To the merit it deserves as a difficult vintage, 96.
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6/29/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Dégustation Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Verticale 2015, avec Déjeuner (1243 Bourgogne Society - Beaune): Unquestionably ripe with lots of red and black cherry with cherry pie spice. Long, dense and persistent start-to-finish, this was never out of sync, rare for most wines from this vintage. Great nose, almost as great palate. This was tasted from two bottles, one slightly brighter and fresher than the other. I'd consider the first at "93 points" and the second at "94 points."
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8/17/2017 - dchain Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep ruby, full bodied, screams raspberry chocolate Grenache infused with V-R spices. Is it subtle, intellectual stuff? Absolutely not! This is RSV dialed up to 11. It is in balance and the fruit is perfect but the ripeness and slight one dimensional palate means this wine cannot be considered a classic or great RSV and must be a bit of an outlier in this great estate. Of course it went down a treat and was fabulous and exciting to drink with black truffle spaghetti at one the world's best Italian restaurants but it didn't move me in a profound way and at this price point it really ought to! No complaints and I know I am lucky to be able to drink DRC on a fairly regular basis so i feel it is important to be honest about the wine and not get overwhelmed by the label and legend (which is well deserved!)
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7/22/2017 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 96 Points
Cellaraid - Chardonnay Corfefe Luncheon and red wine based Dinner (Tonny's Restaurant): to give this one justice, I try to remember as much as I can from that drunken night. this really punched above most of the rest (sans the Hermitage, but that's just me). complex flavours of red cherries, plums and blackcurrant, and with fresh thyme herbs, mushrooms, chacuterie, graphite and forest floor; one can only imagine what the perfect Burgundian can be like. really enjoyed this bottle. and yes, my virgin DRC :)
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5/30/2017 - mye Likes this wine: 99 Points
I'd imagine this is what perfect wines taste like.
2 hour decant. Dark red colors. Wild berries, some funk, lots of vosne spices. Layers of complexity that something different is tasted each time you revisit, as well as the night went along.
Perfect balance, beautifully med tannins that are starting to integrate and soften. Thanks for sharing D&A. Thanks for cooking a great meal C&N.
I don't know what is ever 'perfect', but this does seem a lot like what it would be like. If only all burgs were like this.
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2/27/2017 - Paul S wrote: 96 Points
2003 Burgundy Grand Cru Dinner (Iggy's, Hilton Hotel, Singapore): My wine of the night - this was stunningly good and drinking beautifully on the night. I would not have expected this of the 2003 vintage, but this was amongst the best examples of DRC's RSVs I have ever had, starting with an amazing nose of earth and blue fruit, darker cherries, and then deep dark florals, alongside whiffs of orange peel and a gentle sprinkle of spice. A wonderful, wonderful nose - one could get high just sniffing this. The palate was at a wonderful as well. Incredibly complete, it was full, lush and pure - almost intoxicatingly so - with seductive flavours of black cherries and plums, infused with fragrant wood spices and dried flowers, and wrapped in a slinky robe of the silkiest tannins as it glided into a long finish full of warm spice and smoky herbs. Absolutely wonderful. This was a wine that married transperancy, power and grace, all this in spite of the challenges of the 2003 vintage. Wow.
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9/18/2015 - noppakit s. wrote: 100 Points
To revisit this wine is a must thing to do.
Last time drinking along with 2003 Latricieres-Chambertin from Leroy. Once again tonight with 2006 Latricieres-Chambertin and 2003 RSV seems getting very close to perfect.
This is incredible !!
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9/18/2015 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 94 Points
Initially strong sauvage, took 3 hours to blow off, underneath a very pure fruited VR wine. Lots of VR spices, ripe red fruit yet with great balance that will not remind u that this is from 03. Beginning to drink well very youthful with lots of energy and depth. Definitely on the way up and will take a lot more cellar age to show its real potential.
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9/8/2015 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 96 Points
Funky, wild berries, red fruit, sweetness and flowers on the nose. The nose was absolutely mind blowing. I never really liked 03 red burg but this one was exceptionally amazing! The ripeness was just right with round and pure fruit. The denisty and complexity of the wine were incredibly deep. This has a lot life left
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8/29/2015 - BradE wrote:
Three Nights In San Juan; 8/27/2015-8/29/2015: A vertical of 99,00,01,02,03. The 99 was the class of the quintet and consensus #1. While they will last forever, the 99's are beginning to show well. The 00 was a slight surprise on the upside, and was very beguiling. The 01 under-performed. The 02 was great and consensus #2. Beautiful and balanced as always. The 03 was fine, just not memorable. Have had two 03 RSV's this summer, and neither showed the stereo-type vintage characteristics. Rock solid burgs if not rock stars.
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8/23/2015 - noppakit s. wrote: 99 Points
I'm very happy to re-visit this wonderful wine again.
OMG !!!
This is very very much like Romanee-Conti as I expected from the last tasting, very very good from the start till the end of 4 hours drinking. The best RSV from DRC that I've ever had and this time is better in performance than a bottle drinking last few years.
I would like to rate it a little bit better score.
99/100
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7/17/2015 - dharrison93 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep ruby in the glass with only a dusting of sediment, this wine is mature. Fantastic complex nose of mixed cherries and spice leading to a long, long finish.
If a date, this was a 30 year old successful MBA grad who has work responsibility beyond her years and loves to talk about it over dinner.
Strategy, intrigue, politics.
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7/14/2015 - BradE wrote:
In a blind mini vertical of 99,02,03,05. This was the surprise of the night, and 4 of 7 liked it the best. I had it as number two (behind the gorgeous 2002). Did not show the stereotype vintage characteristics (heat, ripeness), and presented very well balanced.
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7/14/2015 - Koods wrote:
incredible now
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7/17/2013 - noppakit s. wrote: 97 Points
Drink along with Romanee-Conti 2003 and 2007 La Romanee.
This RSV 2003 is very much like Romanee-Conti. Great performance after breathing 2.30 hours.
Nose of fruit, very beautiful fragrant, very tempting and seductive.
Well-balance, great structure. Aftertaste is beautiful, deep powerful and long finished.
This is petit Romanee-Conti and better than RC itself. (from the poor vintage such as 1992.)
Too bad that I have only 1 bottle, should buy more even it's very expensive now. (around 1800-2000 USD)
Drink 2014 - 2040............97+/100..............
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3/9/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote:
La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (New York, NY): Brief tasting note. Obviously quite different than most of the wines just tasted, this was huge, ripe, robust and incredibly spice-driven. Ultra ripe black fruit but with the stuffing for everything to retain in great balance.
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10/20/2012 - boston wrote: 93 Points
Nobile, appena si ripulisce da qualche puzzetta iniziale sfoggia un quadro di grande eleganza, manca un po’ in dinamicità in bocca
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10/4/2012 - Pingzing wrote: 95 Points
Just great Wine. Truffle, Dark berries and floral, outstanding Pinot. Mature Wine now, tannins and long finish. Performing so much better than expected. Great!
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8/11/2012 - CamWheeler wrote: 94 Points
DRC Dinner 1 (Sydney, Australia): An intense nose that also has great complexity to it - there is sois bois, black cherry, some ground coffee, truffle and dark floral aromas. While there is plush, powerful density of fruit on the palate there is an impressive set of tannins and it flows very nicely into the long finish. I didn't get a sense of it being over-ripe or hot on the palate despite the vintage reputation. It isn't shut down at all yet, providing plenty of pleasure, though I think it has more to offer over the medium term. Well and truly exceeded my expectations and lived up to its pedigree - it's a different expression of the site, but it still reflects the site rather than the vintage alone.
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7/8/2011 - ŞarapTutkunları wrote: 93 Points
Genç görünümlü, orta yoğunlukta yakut renkte. İlk başta itici gelen otsu, sebzemsi kokuların baskın olduğu burun zamanla hem kırmızı, hem de siyah kiraz aromalarının çıkması ile açılıyor. Bunları gül yaprağı, topraksı tonlar, hafif mantar, baharat ile zamanla çikolata izliyor. Damakta genç ve taze, yumuşak ancak güçlü ve katmanlı. Topraksılık ve yeşil aromalar damakta da sürüyor. Orta üstü bir bitime sahip.
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7/8/2011 - Ilker Ozdemir wrote: 93 Points
Genç görünümlü, orta yoğunlukta yakut renkte. İlk başta itici gelen otsu, sebzemsi kokuların baskın olduğu burun zamanla hem kırmızı, hem de siyah kiraz aromalarının çıkması ile açılıyor. Bunları gül yaprağı, topraksı tonlar, hafif mantar, baharat ile zamanla çikolata izliyor. Damakta genç ve taze, yumuşak ancak güçlü ve katmanlı. Topraksılık ve yeşil aromalar damakta da sürüyor. Orta üstü bir bitime sahip.
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6/11/2011 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 93 Points
Genç görünümlü, orta yoğunlukta yakut renkte. İlk başta itici gelen otsu, sebzemsi kokuların baskın olduğu burun zamanla hem kırmızı, hem de siyah kiraz aromalarının çıkması ile açılıyor. Bunları gül yaprağı, topraksı tonlar, hafif mantar, baharat ile zamanla çikolata izliyor. Damakta genç ve taze, yumuşak ancak güçlü ve katmanlı. Topraksılık ve yeşil aromalar damakta da sürüyor. Orta üstü bir bitime sahip.
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1/28/2011 - roquenroell Likes this wine: 94 Points
Friday, January 28, 2011 - Tasted at the C&B dinner with A de Villaine 27 Jan 2011.
Harvested as early as 25 August according to ADV, 80 days after veraison vs usual 100. All 'sugar and tannins' after a cold winter and heat wave summer (3 Storms between April and August). 'This is where the qualities and defaults come out and the climat takes over'
Tasted next to DRC Richebourg '03 - more restrained and more elegant vs Richebourg (which was far too young but still a pleasure to drink). Amazingly elegant with more structure, read acidity, and less menthol. The nose developed from red fruit to cigar box over time. Sheer feminine pleasure!
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1/18/2011 - Xavier94 wrote: 93 Points
Ripe, sappy flavors of red and black cherry pit fruit emerge with warm floral tones that introduce similar flavors on the palate. Just as seen in the '03 La Tache, this wine maintains good acidity for the vintage and the relative lightweight qualities seen in typical RSV are apparent. Opens up beautifully with time in the glass with gentle brushings of spice and wonderful deep, complex aromas of pinot fruit. Very elegant and somewhat lighter, yet generous even now.
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12/8/2009 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
DRC Romanée St. Vivant vertical 1969-2006 (Institute of Directors, London): Some farmyard on the nose to start with, but lots of spice too, only medium bodied, and on the palate not at all heavy - evolved, a bit spirity, and there's a dry grip at the end, lots of rich fruit
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11/21/2009 - rwstorer wrote: 92 Points
Slightly cloudy redish brown color. Red fruits and slightly medicinal aromas. Tannic grip with lovely red fruit flavors. Lively. Medium finish.
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8/28/2009 - BigJul wrote: 94 Points
Un nez d’une superbe pureté, d’une grande précision, avec à l’avant plan des fruits confits et des fraises écrasées. Bouche fine, élégante, veloutée, féminine, et une balance impeccable. La finale est très longue et raffinée. Malgré les nombreux verres de vin dégustés hier soir, il est inhumain de vouloir recracher celui-ci. Une grande réussite, on ne sent aucunement le millésime. C’était ma première expérience avec un vin du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Merci pour cette merveilleuse expérience. 93-94
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7/26/2008 - psmith wrote:
Super sexy red fruit and spice nose with floral notes. Sappy, stemmy palate, with a candied cherry profile. Really firm in the middle. The vintage does show itself more with time - both DRC and RSV in character, but stamped by '03. Some really nice aromatics, but hard to be sure where this one will go.
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