May 26, 2024 - Slightly advanced but very alluring with red fruit, DRC spice, and stems. Very expressive and ethereal. 93+
April 26, 2024 - Heat damaged. Pruney. Unfortunate.
April 4, 2024 - Still too young. Opened to an extent after an hour that was about it. Fine wine, long lived….
June 8, 2023 - "Casual DRC BYO": 07620/14651. Lovely vintage ripeness, much weightier than this wine in other vintages, with classic woodiness and enough red fruit to caress the palate. It was however quite sleepy throughout the night; not a vintage to drink yet, still. 93-94
January 11, 2023 - I regard this as the best vintage ever made by DRC that I have tasted. Stunningly rich, expressive. Very sappy and plush, almost exhuberant, but its got enough tension and acidity to frame it all in. There's a beautiful milky, dusty coat that grips the tongue. Red and blue fruit, rose petals, exotic spices. Had this once or twice a year for over a decade and it mostly is consistent except it often shuts down and opens in cycles like a great wine trying to find its plateau. Easily last a few more decades. 5 years more at least before it finds its plateau.
February 13, 2022 - Terrific bottle, an exotic and thrilling Echezeaux that's wonderful now with a long life ahead. Quite a bit more accessible than recently tasted '99 Richebourg, RSV, and GE. Spice, tea, and rose petals this is reference standard bravo!
August 11, 2021 - As good if not perhaps even better paired with food from esora! So layered complex and changed quite a bit over the drinking window. But certainly could still cellar because of the incredible structure of the 99. Love it!
February 24, 2020 - A Ramonet Montrachet Vertical & 1999 Grand Cru Horizontal, Mostly Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (The Grill - New York NY): In DRC 1999 horizontal. Opened 4 hours before serving. Red and black cherry throughout with good earth notes that are more pronounced on finish. Good depth. Clearly in its peak drinking window.
January 12, 2020 - Beautiful, opened and gave it about 2 hours. But integrated tannins with lovely sour flavors that I love. Can keep and would get better over the next 2-5 years
June 13, 2019 - Alvin. Bottle felt heat affected. Lacked high tones and lift. Plenty of fruit and structure on the palate, if on muddied side. (5032/14651)