2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 98 points

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  3/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 100 Points

  Mittleres Rubinrot. Was soll ich hier sagen – das ist vielleicht der nobelste und schönste Romanée-Conti, den ich bisher schnupper durfte, still, verhalten, majestätisch, tiefgründig, floral, Waldbeeren, Kräuter, Senfkörner, Tomatenstile, das ist eine Fusion aus der herbalen Dimensionen von La Tâche und der zauberhaften Aromatik des Romanée-St-Vivant, ich könnte hier stundenlang schnuppern. Im Gaumen klar und rein wie ein Bergbach, was für eine delikate Frucht, was für ein feines Tannin, dicht, konzentriert und dennoch federleicht, das ist die ganz grosse Klasse, was Pinot Noir bieten kann, pure Präzision, grandiose Länge, ein Masterpiece der Weinproduktion. Geht Wein besser? Grosse Weine sind immer gross, 2025 bis 2055+, 100 vvPunkte.

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  11/18/2023 - Cailles wrote: 93 Points

  2020 Romanée Conti Vintage Horizontal: All bottles were opened a few hours earlier, not decanted, but we had enough time to follow each wine for over an hour in the glass, which allowed for proper aeration and analysis. A few observations: 1) Without question, 2020 is a good vintage for the DRC. Similar to what I experienced in Bordeaux, the wines are less hedonistic and seductive than in 2019 (or 15/18), but have a little less substance. However, they shine with their purity of flavors, their lower ripeness and, above all, their superb freshness and airy texture. Classic. 2) The quality of the tannins is on a good level, but many of the reds will need time to soften. Today the Corton, RSV and RC were the only reds that did not show some hard edges. 3) La Tache (95pts) and (as always) the RC (93pts) were tight, even tighter than usual, only hinting at their potential. The top two reds, as in previous years, were the ever-improving, delicate RSV (97pts) and the deep, powerful and concentrated Richbourg (96pts). 4) The whites: The second vintage of CC (97pts) is outstanding (and my wine of the tasting), with lots of flint and toasted sesame notes and superb freshness and less overt weight than the Bonneau du Martray. The Montrachet (91pts), usually my favorite, was a bit underwhelming vs expectation, lacking the usual substance and poise, but it may just be in a dump phase.
  
  TN: As usual, the La Tache and especially the Romanee Conti are the most backward wines in the lineup, only hinting at their potential. Quite subdued on the nose with some dark berries, herbs and stones shining through. The quality of the structure is impressive. The highlight is the elegance that the wine displays. The aromatic complexity and clarity are not yet there, with only some shy dark red and darker berries, crushed stones, stems and herbs showing, but you can feel the substance. With time it got a bit lighter and even airier, but it never opened up. I don't rate on potential and today this was a 92/93pts wine at best, but this can obviously reach much higher highs in a few decades.

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  11/9/2023 - docrichebourg Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Martel DRC Degustation St. Gallen (CH); tiefdunkles Granat; Bouquet noch etwas verhalten; viel versprechend; Beerenfrucht, etwas Tabak; Kaffeenoten; sehr komplex; reife und ausgeglichene Tannine; großer Burgunder

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  3/9/2023 - KenK Likes this wine: 99 Points

  While clearly too young to fully appreciate at this stage, this is a wine you need to really experience to really understand. Perfumed like no other wine in the line up today, this is amazingly floral, nuanced, and beautifully red fruited. This all enveloped by an alluringly silky smooth texture with a seemingly perfectly balanced structure. Its fresh, pure, serious, delicate, and complex. Ripe and dense, yet weirdly light and effortless too. A wine that both comes to you and you need to really think about. While clearly refined and regal, its also yummy even today. To realize this is only hinting at its full potential and will only get better is difficult to fully appreciate.

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