2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Echezeaux

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  4/16/2024 - chablis28 wrote: 98 Points

  Heidi's Crew at St Geneive Minneapolis "quarterly". CV,KB,LI,SS,CS&DD. Tonight was outstanding & so much so, the group voted to meet monthly going fwd. StG's menu tonight screamed Burgundy so that didn't hurt. Well, this reminds a bit of James Garner's reaction, playing a former President in the movie My Fellow Americans where he boards Airforce One again to attend a funeral for some dignitary at the behest of the sitting President and quips "Hello baby, daddy's home!" as he eyes his old captain's chair reserved for the president. What a wonderful glass of wine tonight. Looking back, I compared drinking this with a long ago 96 LaTache in my head and found this every bit as magical tonight. For this mere mortal this lived up to its exalted status among the best Burgundy has to offer. Purity of fruit, finesse, silky mouthfeel. Truly sumptuous palate and an even more compelling nose with roses & spice galore along with hints of emerging forest floor notes. Yes, this will likely hit even great hights with age but man this was a major head turner tonight. Even in the same flight with a wonderful '10 Rousseau Ruchottes Chambertin "Clos Ruchottes" this found a way to separate itself and inspire awe. Thankyou Siggy!! BTW, I highly recommend My Fellow Americans if you'd like to laugh about politics for a change. Garner & Jack Lemon were among the DRC of comedic actors of their time.

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  3/29/2024 - UTPK wrote:

  Wow! I was unsure if this would be open for business but indeed it was! With a short decant of two hours this wine was really singing. The DRC in my opinion has a certain perfume to it just like some other notable producers like Coche, Rayas and for example, Liger Belair. The Echezeaux might be the smallest one in the lineup. But when you put it against other top domains in burgundy, the pedigree of the DRC really stands out in my opinion. 2009 has a sweet nose with loads of DRC characteristics which I always find hard to describe. It is somehow herbaceous, sweet and acid driven at the same time . This makes for a complex nose which you can smell for hours and hours. On the palate it offers up a sweet attack, medium body, some tannins left but they are very mature and nonobtrusive. The finish is very very long and is driven by both the fruit and the acidity. The 2009 vintage seems to be a winner with DRC and you cannot sense the warmness of the vintage in this Wine. It is very elegant and refined. I will however wait another 5 to 10 years to drink the last bottle as I’m sure it will develop very nicely.

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  1/19/2024 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The 09 DRC Echezeaux was shut despite decanting. It displayed stems, darkish red fruit and spice. The palate was coiled and restrained. Needs time. 92-93

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  9/25/2023 - Vinum Deorum wrote: 93 Points

  Good but not great. A pretty poor (yet relative) showing given the estate and the vintage. Nicely integrated, reasonnably complex, but fails to impress as it lacks a bit of personality or sould. Not enough energy, not enough elegance, not enough freshness. A very nice wine though, but hey this is DRC so one can only expect to feel a special emotion, even with the range entry level.

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  8/27/2023 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Stems, cranberry, baking spice - fine & precise tannins

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