2011 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 93.8 points

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  3/7/2024 - thesternowl wrote: 95 Points

  Rhône or Nôwhere 2.0 (Malcolm, NE): As Rhône or Nôwhere 2.0 concluded, our heads were spinning. Spinning not only due to the consumption but from the out-of-this-world lineup. As we tried to gather ourselves, a bottle of 2011 DRC Romanée St. Vivant was generously opened to toast the evening’s frivolities. I mean, wow. The 2011 R-S-V pours a bright but deep ruby with no signs of age. It’s dark fruited and slightly green, probably still needing another decade+ to flesh out. There is some beautiful use of oak with gorgeous baking spices. Way more closed than the 2011 DRC Echezeaux we enjoyed a couple years back. Clearly amazing. Clearly a baby still. Afterwards, a friend with more experience than (in respects to DRC) mentioned that Echezeaux usually shows well when young while R-S-V typically needs the most time. Something that I’ll keep in mind. To my palate, this will be best after 2030 and should be excellent through 2050+. It’s got that kind of guts and balance. Merci Matt!!

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  11/29/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points

  Super green nose. Nice spice on the palate but somewhat thin

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  7/30/2023 - fredb Likes this wine:

  No decant. Dark red color with limited transparency. Took about 90 minutes to open up in the glass. Delivers the aromatic fireworks and complexity typical of DRC RSV. Palate shows some vintage signature greenness over an otherwise very ripe red fruited wine with some spice notes lurking. Very long finish. Good now, better in another 5-10 years, I think. Drink or hold.

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  4/21/2023 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points

  Fine but felt a touch pruney next to Richebourg. (12587/13971)

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  1/19/2023 - johnh1001 wrote: 91 Points

  Closed and unimpressive. Felt like stuck fermentation.

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