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DRC 2019 Vintage Presentation
Tasted November 2, 2022 by Collector1855 with 246 views
Introduction
This annual DRC arrivage tasting was organized by an official DRC merchant, ca. 100 participants, mostly long term DRC clients. All fo the 10 DRC 2019 wines were served that means a whopping 70 bottles of DRC 2019 were opened. Wow, a generous gesture as the price was very moderate. The Corton Charlemagne was shown the first time and the Vosne 1er Cru (a blend of various jeune vignes) which exists every few years was also there.
The 2019 wines were rich and ripe, reminiscent of the 2009 vintage, so not the most terrior precise, at least now. I would therefore not open them too early and let them develop tertiary notes and shed some of their youthful fruit, then, I am sure, you will have awesome bottles at hand.
Flight 1 (10 notes)
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cuvée Duvault-Blochet
93 points
Discrete nose, ripe red cherry, some cinnamon, medium complexity and relatively light on the mid palate.
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton Domaine Prince Florent de Merode
96 points
As always a very serious wine and one the consistently challenges the ECHs. In this warm vintage a particular success with ore freshness then many of the Vosne wines of the estate. Complex nose of dark fruit, sous-bois, elegant palate, good freshness. you'd wish that everyone on the hill would made Cortons like this. Stellar. 96-97
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Echezeaux
96 points
Very impressive density, more than usual for DRC's Ech. Dark fruit, cherry, rich palate, touch of whole cluster. A success in this vintage and fore me at par with the GRECH and RSV in 2019.
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux
96 points
Very rich and ripe, the warm vintage on full display, a touch of alc. heat as well. Sweet cherry with cinnamon spice, dense. This time I felt the gap to the normal Ech was much smaller, just a bit riper and denser but that did not translate into a higher score. What I liked here was a light whole cluster note on the finish. Definitely a wine for the cellar at least till 2030.
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant
95 points
Discrete nose, lots of dark cherry, very ripe again, almost too ripe. Usually among my favorite wines in the DRC line up but not this year. If felt it had a bit too much fruit compared to the structure, complaining on a very high quality level but that is the bar all DRC wines have to jump over given their price.
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg
98 points
This was one of the favorites at our table end with dens, dark fruit matched by an impressive tannic frame and acidity. A bit wine yet complex and elegant enough to make it work. Definitely one for the cellar and after 2034.
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche
99 points
As always in the DRC line up, when you hit the La Tache it becomes immediately clear why it commands a price premium based on quality not just on scarcity or top of the line position. Next to the dense, ripe fruit there was an amazing aromatic complexity and refined structure. Succulent and serious. Surely a candidate for tripple digit with 15 years of bottle age. 99-100
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Comment
Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti
100 points
Usually the La Tache is my favorite wine of the DRC line up. I thought, this year the RC had the edge because it defied the ripe vintage with a sublimely elegant wine that was complex, ripe, ethereal. So elegant, so fresh, yet with a strong palate presence. The squaring of the circle. Wonderful and probably the last time I taste this, given its price.
White
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton-Charlemagne
98 points
A white wine in the as good as it gets category. Expressive nose with lots of match stick, lemon curd, pop corn, minerals. Wonderful! Better controlled richness than with the Le Montrachet. 98+
White
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet
95 points
Very ripe, almost too sweet for me with pine apple intermixing with the lemon and oak spice notes. Good but I clearly preferred the Corton Charlemagne next to it.