left over from last night dinner. very ready for drinking now. Yellow fruits, stone fruits, tropical fruits, honey, little toast. On palate, it's very mouth coating, broad, big, and powerful. very creamy. still has good acidity.
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The best Montrachet I've had from the Domaine. The bit of flint on the nose and on the front of the palate gave the wine the sense of a seared edged croissant: all of the goodness of the char with all of the richness immediately following. Incredibly delicious. So glad I had two glasses!
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Almost the polar opposite of the 99 version tasted a month ago. This 97 was rich and honeyed with plenty of acidic lift and a tremendous oily persistent length. There was an interesting hint of almond and lightly toasted nut quality. Good right out of the gate but it did not develop much more. It held its plateau of deliciousness for the full 3 hours. In contrast the 99 was shy until 2 hours later when it became more elegant and charming.
I finally understand DRC Monty with this wine.
A wow wine.
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Pure buttery chardonay. Yellow color, multiple layered but to me came as a very sophisticated over the top chard. Lost out to the Leroy cc. We probably drank both too young
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Very classic for DRC Montrachet, which is a big and over-the-top type of wine - which I always find strange and in stark contrast to the Domaine's reds, which are so refined and elegant. I found this very impressive and yet it was a bit obtuse and overly sweet for me. Yet, it is a powerful Montrachet.
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Much darker than the 02, or the 95 and 96 for that matter. More approachable and easier to understand. This was all about pleasure, still with a ton of complexity, but less going on than the other wines in the lineup. A huge wafting nose butterscotch, some nuttiness and almost a hint of oxidation that blew off in short order. This was a wine whose ML was very prominent. Soft and very round, like drinking butter (and I mean that in the best possible way), and with all this density, it was still very mineral driven, with white flowers coming out over time, and with an almost oily texture that was completely carried off by the depth and structure. Not heavy at all, with some Kaffir lime acidic presence. A wine giving great pleasure at this moment, but the least complicated of the bottlings.
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11/5/2021 - vetty wrote: 95 Points
left over from last night dinner. very ready for drinking now. Yellow fruits, stone fruits, tropical fruits, honey, little toast. On palate, it's very mouth coating, broad, big, and powerful. very creamy. still has good acidity.
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7/9/2021 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Lightly floral aromatics. Serious, penetrating palate, depth of fruit. (00702/2644)
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4/29/2021 - AValdes Likes this wine: 98 Points
Domaine de la Romanee conti 2018 Tasting and Dinner; 4/29/2021-4/30/2021 (Le Bernardin): En Jeroboam (no more Jeros made after 2008)
The best Montrachet I've had from the Domaine. The bit of flint on the nose and on the front of the palate gave the wine the sense of a seared edged croissant: all of the goodness of the char with all of the richness immediately following. Incredibly delicious. So glad I had two glasses!
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2/4/2019 - BradE wrote:
DRC Montrachet. February 2019.: Similar to last time we had this, punched above its weight and very enjoyable. I liked it better than the consensus.
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10/3/2018 - FYC wrote:
Almost the polar opposite of the 99 version tasted a month ago. This 97 was rich and honeyed with plenty of acidic lift and a tremendous oily persistent length. There was an interesting hint of almond and lightly toasted nut quality. Good right out of the gate but it did not develop much more. It held its plateau of deliciousness for the full 3 hours. In contrast the 99 was shy until 2 hours later when it became more elegant and charming.
I finally understand DRC Monty with this wine.
A wow wine.
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9/25/2015 - BradE wrote:
Nineteen vintages of DRC Montrachet: The 1997 was a total surprise on the upside, and this would be a great blind wine. Very much belied its vintage.
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3/15/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
La Paulée de San Francisco - Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. Super tropical but also incredibly fresh with its vibrant acidity and energizing minerality. The 8th bottle of Montrachet I've tasted tonight at La Paulee!
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7/28/2011 - reichken wrote: 93 Points
Pure buttery chardonay. Yellow color, multiple layered but to me came as a very sophisticated over the top chard. Lost out to the Leroy cc. We probably drank both too young
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5/24/2011 - lepetitchateau wrote: 92 Points
Very classic for DRC Montrachet, which is a big and over-the-top type of wine - which I always find strange and in stark contrast to the Domaine's reds, which are so refined and elegant. I found this very impressive and yet it was a bit obtuse and overly sweet for me. Yet, it is a powerful Montrachet.
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5/26/2008 - cct wrote: 95 Points
Much darker than the 02, or the 95 and 96 for that matter. More approachable and easier to understand. This was all about pleasure, still with a ton of complexity, but less going on than the other wines in the lineup. A huge wafting nose butterscotch, some nuttiness and almost a hint of oxidation that blew off in short order. This was a wine whose ML was very prominent. Soft and very round, like drinking butter (and I mean that in the best possible way), and with all this density, it was still very mineral driven, with white flowers coming out over time, and with an almost oily texture that was completely carried off by the depth and structure. Not heavy at all, with some Kaffir lime acidic presence. A wine giving great pleasure at this moment, but the least complicated of the bottlings.
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4/30/2007 - kstoddard wrote: 92 Points
G7 (Dave): Pears and minerals with a strange funk on the nose. Elegant. Chalky on the finish.
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