Burgundy, France
Tasted Thursday, May 16, 1996 by Hank Gillespie with 2,653 views
These tasting notes cover a visit to DRC in May, 1996. Tasting here comprised a couple of 1995's from barrel - together with a number of other vintages from bottle, including two older wines from off-vintages.
We then moved to the impressive bottle cellars.
The latter tastings were designed to illustrate what DRC did in these off years, and to assess their aging over the years.
NOTE: These notes do not include all of the wines tasted.
1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru
From barrel. Deep, dark and rich looking. Aromas of violets and new oak. Really quite balanced - lots of fruit and oak in the flavours. Powerfully structured. Extremely long finish. The wine will remain another 12-14 months barrels.
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1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru
Also from barrel. Bright ruby, with purple edges. Penetrating aromas - cherry, spices and oak. Crisp acidity - quite perky - with a lot of elegance in style. Much more fruit than La Tache, and less oak. Very long and clean in the finish - doesn't have the power of La Tache. Each aging cellar seems to make a difference, according to the winemaker. The above wines were held in the original 12th Century cellars of the monks of Saint Vivant.
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