Purchased on release. Wilson Daniels import. Low fill. This needs serious decanting. I gave it six hours, but that was not enough. I saved half for night two and was glad I did. Clear red, ruby color with the slightest orange on the rim. The nose is sous bois. The fireworks are on the palate. Flavors of oriental spices. It spreads out on the palate, and fans out as it goes down.
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Exceptional classic DRC nose. Slight brick colour but crystal clear. A bit thin at least by my expectation, but hard to find a better example of Burgundy. Happy I have more but will endeavour ( oh, hardship) to consume over the next two years.
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20200808 一支會 at Bellini. Probably my best experience of DRC Richebourg. Subtle, sophisticated, graceful, multi-layered. Compared with Leroy Clos de Vougeot 1994, it is restricted, less expressive, but more focused, giving a tale-telling depiction of the differences between the two great domaines.
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Tasted blind, I was told this wine received several hours of air prior to the tasting. It had a deep red center with orange/clear rims. The medium intensity nose put forth black cherries, tan spices, smoked meat, and soil.
In the mouth, this wine was medium bodied with rounded tannin and solid acidity. It was well crafted with nice balance.
This bottle was certainly evidence of success in the vintage. There seems to be some bottle variation here. However, I would not hesitate to give this wine 3 hours in a decenter before you consume it. Drink over the next 10 years.
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La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (Pier Sixty - New York NY): Late night, small glass, brief note. Mature red cherry and berry with sumptuous textures, good nuance and good+ balance. Not as exciting as the bottle tasted at last year's La Paulée gala.
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La Paulée de SF Gala Dinner (Fairmont Hotel, SF CA): Mature dried fruit with intense earth, tar and spice on the nose. The palate has more dried black cherry with excellent brightness and lift in the finish.
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This vintage became quite a disappointment although it has the characteristics of what this Grand Cru should have but it doesn't deliver the level of depth, integration and intensity that I often find from other vintages of DRC Richebourg. This indeed is a pity given the pricing of DRC now.
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A fun quartet of 88's. DRC Richebourg, Leroy Richebourg, Leroy RSV, and Vogue Bonnes Mares. My order, and pretty much unanimous, was Vogue BM, Leroy Rich, Leroy RSV, and DRC Rich. The Vogue was served blind, and I thought it had the youthful sense of a 93. Delicious and striking. Neither of the Leroy's screamed Leroy, which in the context of drinking 88's was fine. The Richebourg was richer and more complete. The DRC Richebourg was the weak link here. Bottle, wine, not sure. Always fun to taste 88's and even more fun in a group.
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La Paulée de San Francisco - Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Small glass, brief note. Second bottle from a different person 20 minutes after the prior bottle. This one came across as far old, quite possibly ha ing experienced heat damage in its life. But definitely an authentic DRC 1988 Richebourg.
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Luckily the other bottle is in good condition, dark red in color with brownish rim, slightly cloudy. Mature VR nose with plummy fruit, intense VR spices, with herbs and mint. Great fruit/acidity balance with lively acidity lift, very long finish. Perhaps lacks the ultimate depth or kick to rise to another level, but still a wonderful and mature Richebourg.
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Milky in color with a lot of sediment. Thank you Pacalet for his generosity. Plums, wild berries, plums, tea, menthol and soil on the nose. The palate still had acidity with pretty mature plums and dark fruit. The structure of this mature burg was impeccable. This needs to be consumed now.
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Classic nose. Quite firm crunchy fruit with some nice tertiary elements beginning to show. The slightly drying finish typical of the vintage (which is not one of my favourite) but I enjoyed both 88s today with a slight preference for the Dujac CdR. Drinking at peak but in no hurry either.
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Shared with my wife, P, W and SS over a lovely dinner at LP Tetsu. Upon opening, a really musty and funky nose which blew off after 30 minutes. Color was ruby, with a tawny rim. The nose developed into something floral, reminding you of a Chambolle more than a powerful Vosne. On the palate, the wine was mindblowing. It was extremely layered, complex and long, it didnt have the power of a Richebourg, or the spice and silkiness normally associated with a Vosne. Nevertheless there was good matured fruit, slightly leathery with hints of earth and mushrooms. It was sensational while it lasted. After a couple of hours (not decanted), the wine slowly faded. I am convinced this was a good bottle, but perhaps it doesnt have the legs to run the distance to its 30th birthday. A great treat and my very first DRC!
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nose - mushroom, earth, touch of vermouth. Per Jeff 'stewed porcini mushroom' mouth - of bitters or a digestif, followed by cherries and cherry pits. complex, with a slight lingering sweetness. My first DRC.
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Very expressive notes of fresh & baked red fruits mixed with Asian spice, notes of sous bois and rich earthiness! A constantly changing wine that you can smell for hours before you even start to think of sipping! On the taste, this wine contains very fine acidity that plays along in your mouth with the red fruits and spices with lingers until the end! Very enjoyable & at its beginning of the drinking window. For people who love a delicate presence of tannin, drink now, others who prefer their wine fully mature, wait at least 3 more years.
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Spicy and floral on the nose, very expressive. Dried fruits and hints of orange peel and incense. Smooth, velvety texture on the palate, medium tannins, bright acidity. Long finish. Delicious!
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A very pretty wine with good density and opulent fruit, just not dynamic and lacking the depth that a DRC of this age should have. Too obvious and not as interesting as one expects.
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Served blind I picked up the distinctive Vosne spice and guessed that it was over 20 years old, but that's as close as I got. Whatever the price of this one, it's worth it for the nose alone. Just an incredible perfume that lingered in the glass long after it was drained. Oh, and it wasn't too bad on the palate, either.
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Drank a bottle at Moxie in Cleveland - enjoyed with braised lamb and found it absolutely spectacular - decanted for about 10 minutes but found that an extra 30 minutes worked wonders opening it up.
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6/5/2023 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Slightly muted aromatics. Palate slightly tart.
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11/18/2020 - SydL wrote:
Syd’s blind man dinner
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11/8/2020 - Burgland Likes this wine: 95 Points
Purchased on release. Wilson Daniels import. Low fill. This needs serious decanting. I gave it six hours, but that was not enough. I saved half for night two and was glad I did. Clear red, ruby color with the slightest orange on the rim. The nose is sous bois. The fireworks are on the palate. Flavors of oriental spices. It spreads out on the palate, and fans out as it goes down.
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11/1/2020 - VERITAS wrote:
Exceptional classic DRC nose. Slight brick colour but crystal clear. A bit thin at least by my expectation, but hard to find a better example of Burgundy. Happy I have more but will endeavour ( oh, hardship) to consume over the next two years.
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8/11/2020 - onboisduvin Likes this wine: 96 Points
20200808 一支會 at Bellini. Probably my best experience of DRC Richebourg. Subtle, sophisticated, graceful, multi-layered. Compared with Leroy Clos de Vougeot 1994, it is restricted, less expressive, but more focused, giving a tale-telling depiction of the differences between the two great domaines.
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5/25/2020 - fclarity wrote: 95 Points
Tasted blind, I was told this wine received several hours of air prior to the tasting. It had a deep red center with orange/clear rims. The medium intensity nose put forth black cherries, tan spices, smoked meat, and soil.
In the mouth, this wine was medium bodied with rounded tannin and solid acidity. It was well crafted with nice balance.
This bottle was certainly evidence of success in the vintage. There seems to be some bottle variation here. However, I would not hesitate to give this wine 3 hours in a decenter before you consume it. Drink over the next 10 years.
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8/2/2019 - dcwino wrote: 90 Points
Another lost Friday afternoon gathering – 88 DRCs, 90 Bordeauxs, Raveneaus, Dauvissats and etc. (Black Salt, Washington DC): Really muted nose, ripe red fruit, plum, cherry, cedar, sap and earth. Extremely masculine impression. This appears to be correct. Real disappointment.
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3/9/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (Pier Sixty - New York NY): Late night, small glass, brief note. Mature red cherry and berry with sumptuous textures, good nuance and good+ balance. Not as exciting as the bottle tasted at last year's La Paulée gala.
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3/3/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
La Paulée de San Francisco - Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Small glass, brief note. Dried red and black cherry with savory spice and lots of power to start, followed by a long and very elegant finish, especially for the vintage. Beautiful right now.
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3/3/2018 - Nanda wrote: 95 Points
La Paulée de SF Gala Dinner (Fairmont Hotel, SF CA): Mature dried fruit with intense earth, tar and spice on the nose. The palate has more dried black cherry with excellent brightness and lift in the finish.
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3/16/2017 - TWSA Does not like this wine: 89 Points
This vintage became quite a disappointment although it has the characteristics of what this Grand Cru should have but it doesn't deliver the level of depth, integration and intensity that I often find from other vintages of DRC Richebourg. This indeed is a pity given the pricing of DRC now.
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3/11/2017 - BradE wrote:
A fun quartet of 88's. DRC Richebourg, Leroy Richebourg, Leroy RSV, and Vogue Bonnes Mares. My order, and pretty much unanimous, was Vogue BM, Leroy Rich, Leroy RSV, and DRC Rich. The Vogue was served blind, and I thought it had the youthful sense of a 93. Delicious and striking. Neither of the Leroy's screamed Leroy, which in the context of drinking 88's was fine. The Richebourg was richer and more complete. The DRC Richebourg was the weak link here. Bottle, wine, not sure. Always fun to taste 88's and even more fun in a group.
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3/5/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawed
La Paulée de San Francisco - Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Small glass, brief note. Second bottle from a different person 20 minutes after the prior bottle. This one came across as far old, quite possibly ha ing experienced heat damage in its life. But definitely an authentic DRC 1988 Richebourg.
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3/5/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
La Paulée de San Francisco - Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Small glass, brief note. Charming nose showing mature fruit and sweet spice. Similar flavors but slightly less exciting palate that I found a bit firm with a drying finish.
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11/8/2015 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 94 Points
Luckily the other bottle is in good condition, dark red in color with brownish rim, slightly cloudy. Mature VR nose with plummy fruit, intense VR spices, with herbs and mint. Great fruit/acidity balance with lively acidity lift, very long finish. Perhaps lacks the ultimate depth or kick to rise to another level, but still a wonderful and mature Richebourg.
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11/2/2015 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Milky in color with a lot of sediment. Thank you Pacalet for his generosity. Plums, wild berries, plums, tea, menthol and soil on the nose. The palate still had acidity with pretty mature plums and dark fruit. The structure of this mature burg was impeccable. This needs to be consumed now.
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4/13/2015 - Pacalet wrote: flawed
Corked
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12/18/2014 - cortoncharlie wrote: 92 Points
Classic nose. Quite firm crunchy fruit with some nice tertiary elements beginning to show. The slightly drying finish typical of the vintage (which is not one of my favourite) but I enjoyed both 88s today with a slight preference for the Dujac CdR. Drinking at peak but in no hurry either.
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8/31/2014 - Sevencircles Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fullbodied and rustic. Some herbs, coffee and earth. Tannic and powerfull but extremely overpriced. Will develop for another 5 years easily.
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8/10/2014 - BradE wrote:
Favre 3.0 Saturday Night: An absolute rock star, that was easily my WOTN for Saturday night. Loved this bottle.
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3/14/2013 - justburg wrote: 98 Points
Shared with my wife, P, W and SS over a lovely dinner at LP Tetsu. Upon opening, a really musty and funky nose which blew off after 30 minutes. Color was ruby, with a tawny rim. The nose developed into something floral, reminding you of a Chambolle more than a powerful Vosne. On the palate, the wine was mindblowing. It was extremely layered, complex and long, it didnt have the power of a Richebourg, or the spice and silkiness normally associated with a Vosne. Nevertheless there was good matured fruit, slightly leathery with hints of earth and mushrooms. It was sensational while it lasted. After a couple of hours (not decanted), the wine slowly faded. I am convinced this was a good bottle, but perhaps it doesnt have the legs to run the distance to its 30th birthday. A great treat and my very first DRC!
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2/2/2013 - soyhead wrote: 94 Points
nose - mushroom, earth, touch of vermouth. Per Jeff 'stewed porcini mushroom'
mouth - of bitters or a digestif, followed by cherries and cherry pits. complex, with a slight lingering sweetness. My first DRC.
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11/25/2012 - diengo wrote: 94 Points
Very expressive notes of fresh & baked red fruits mixed with Asian spice, notes of sous bois and rich earthiness! A constantly changing wine that you can smell for hours before you even start to think of sipping! On the taste, this wine contains very fine acidity that plays along in your mouth with the red fruits and spices with lingers until the end! Very enjoyable & at its beginning of the drinking window. For people who love a delicate presence of tannin, drink now, others who prefer their wine fully mature, wait at least 3 more years.
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11/23/2012 - jwhbergen Likes this wine:
Spicy and floral on the nose, very expressive. Dried fruits and hints of orange peel and incense. Smooth, velvety texture on the palate, medium tannins, bright acidity. Long finish. Delicious!
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9/18/2012 - lepetitchateau wrote: 91 Points
A very pretty wine with good density and opulent fruit, just not dynamic and lacking the depth that a DRC of this age should have. Too obvious and not as interesting as one expects.
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10/14/2010 - ricknat1 wrote: 93 Points
DRC Versus Leroy with the Burghound (RSV and Richebourg) (Bouley): Best drinking wine of the night for now. Velvety, rich, jammy, but still in the earliest phase of its drinking window. Easily topped the Leroy
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6/10/2010 - 60ouvrees wrote:
Served blind I picked up the distinctive Vosne spice and guessed that it was over 20 years old, but that's as close as I got. Whatever the price of this one, it's worth it for the nose alone. Just an incredible perfume that lingered in the glass long after it was drained. Oh, and it wasn't too bad on the palate, either.
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11/15/2009 - grantsi wrote: 99 Points
Drank at One-SixtyBlue in Chicago with tasting menu....described by Lawrence the sommelier (sp?) as "absolutely perfect"
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2/7/2009 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 81 Points
1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg (Frankrijk, Bourgogne, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru) Kleur: Fluwelig robijnrood Aroma / bouquet: Uitgesproken, beetje 'gebrand'. Boers en animaal, gronderig. Rood fruit (bosaardbeitjes). Beetje alcoholisch en 'stinky': beetje vegetaal (spruitjes, groene kool). Smaak / Afdronk: Iets 'drogende' aanzet, geconcentreerd, behoorlijke zuren, krachtige tannines. Beetje 'stoffig'. Afdronk wat groenig en - wat mij betreft - net een ietsje tè drogend. Algemeen / potentieel: 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 8 + Smaak / Afdronk: 12 + Algemeen / potentieel: 6 = 81/100
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4/14/2008 - grantsi wrote:
Drank a bottle at Moxie in Cleveland - enjoyed with braised lamb and found it absolutely spectacular - decanted for about 10 minutes but found that an extra 30 minutes worked wonders opening it up.
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4/30/2007 - kstoddard wrote: 91 Points
G7 (Dave): Earth and cherries. Smooth finish. Very firm tannins in this wine still. Definitely could use some more time.
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