Served blind in a spectacular lunch of DRC wines, this 2011 Romanee Conti was a special experience I shall treasure, and for which I am especially grateful. Elegant, soft, the epitome of power without weight. Still primary, this would benefit greatly from at least another decade of slumber. No “mean greenies” of the 2011 vintage, the Domaine did exceptionally well avoiding problems that snagged other producers.
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Grand Crus of Domaine d'Auvenay (The Grill): 00082/5673. Green but soaring! Rose, lychee, whole cluster aromatics, stem, smoke, blue fruit, chrrry, animalistic, meaty. So pure and clean but incredibly deep and powerful. Pinching on the palate. Very characteristic of DRC in a green vintage, lovely freshness. 97-98+
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DRC Duel Chez Moi (Grands Echezeaux, La Tache, Romanee Conti) (My home): Drank after the '09 GE. This was the weakest in the trio, reflective of the vintage. Light burgundy colour. Nose of mint and floral aromatics. Wife picked up "wet rag" which to me was moss/dead wood. The bouquet was quite pretty and delicate. Palate less expressive. Stem, green herb, light strawberry. Some burnt sugar. Short finish < 10 seconds. After an hour some spice emerged and the wine improved. Both our (very generous) guest who brought this to my house and the rest of us thought this was not particularly unique relative to other whole cluster Burgs in leaner vintages - instantly reminded me of Dujac '13. 92-93. Again seems the vintage but given some other very high scores on CT perhaps this bottle was just a little closed.
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1/26/2024 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Served blind in a spectacular lunch of DRC wines, this 2011 Romanee Conti was a special experience I shall treasure, and for which I am especially grateful. Elegant, soft, the epitome of power without weight. Still primary, this would benefit greatly from at least another decade of slumber. No “mean greenies” of the 2011 vintage, the Domaine did exceptionally well avoiding problems that snagged other producers.
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5/19/2023 - hprphf Likes this wine: 98 Points
Grand Crus of Domaine d'Auvenay (The Grill): 00082/5673. Green but soaring! Rose, lychee, whole cluster aromatics, stem, smoke, blue fruit, chrrry, animalistic, meaty. So pure and clean but incredibly deep and powerful. Pinching on the palate. Very characteristic of DRC in a green vintage, lovely freshness. 97-98+
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11/25/2022 - fcxj wrote: 98 Points
Green stem dominant, really jumps out of the glass. Power without weight, satin texture. Sweet and balanced, ultra refined. (253/5673)
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3/12/2022 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 93 Points
DRC Duel Chez Moi (Grands Echezeaux, La Tache, Romanee Conti) (My home): Drank after the '09 GE. This was the weakest in the trio, reflective of the vintage. Light burgundy colour. Nose of mint and floral aromatics. Wife picked up "wet rag" which to me was moss/dead wood. The bouquet was quite pretty and delicate. Palate less expressive. Stem, green herb, light strawberry. Some burnt sugar. Short finish < 10 seconds. After an hour some spice emerged and the wine improved. Both our (very generous) guest who brought this to my house and the rest of us thought this was not particularly unique relative to other whole cluster Burgs in leaner vintages - instantly reminded me of Dujac '13. 92-93. Again seems the vintage but given some other very high scores on CT perhaps this bottle was just a little closed.
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4/16/2021 - bookert wrote: 92 Points
Very pure, but nothing greatly stands out
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