2016 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 95.3 points

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  3/26/2024 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points

  Effortlessly polished, subtle and balanced. (726/15657)

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  10/20/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 95 Points

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  Guessed the winery but no idea of the site. After that we had LT and CC 16. In that comparison it was the "weakest" and less concentrated wine but still fine and multi layered. In a nice first drinking window. 95

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  10/11/2023 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points

  Stem, floral aromatics. Hugely dimensioned wine. Balance, sweetness, persistence, everything basically. (1838/15657)

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  7/7/2023 - burg++23 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Blind, none at the table guessed DRC, the floral nose only emerged after at least 30 minutes in glass. Glorious nose with excellent texture once open up a bit

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  7/6/2023 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Caution - do not open today! DRC 16s are tough work at this moment in my experience. It seems that the high skin to juice ratio of the vintage (which in general is clearly a vintage de garde) and wholebunch of the Domaine make them quite impenetrable at this juncture. I had a similar experience with 2 bottles of Tache 2016 last year where we found it difficult to finish the bottle. Initially here too it was side by side a DRC GE 17 a wine that was almost painful to bring to nose and mouth for the next sniff and sip. The 17 was just so open and giving. The RSV 16 on the nose almost reminded me of a Rayas staple wine on the nose (just not what I expect from RSV). Unlike Tache last year though it opened up a bit with air and an hour in it mellowed to become more mineral and classic black fruited. It's no doubt a wine to hold onto for 10-20 years minimum and it should be grand. For today's gratification I would almost say it's as low a score as 90-92 (maybe you see that differently if only poured a glass but a bottle between two was hard work) and on promise/potential I see this at 97/98 so taking a mid-point. WAIT!

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