Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment--Vintage 1982 Côte de Nuits Offered in an original wooden case. All bottles show very good appearance Romanée-Conti Level at 2.5cms below base of cork (1) La Tâche One very slightly raised cork. Levels: one at 2cms, one at 3.5cms and one at 4.5cms below base of corks (3) Richebourg Levels: one at 3cms and one at 4cms below base of corks (2) Romanée-Saint-Vivant Levels at 2.5cms below base of corks (2) Grands-Echézeaux Levels: one at 1cm and one at 3cms below base of corks (2) Echézeaux Levels at 3cms below base of corks (2)
Above 12 bottles per lot
History Domaine de la Romane-Conti often abbreviated to DRC, is widely considered among the world's greatest wine producers, and DRC bottles are among the world's most expensive. It takes its name from the Domaine's most famous vineyard, Romanée-Conti. This vineyard, just under 2 hectares, was coveted by a famous collector of jewelry, Madame de Pompadour, but she was out-bid by the Prince de Conti, hence the name. In 1868 the vineyard passed to the de Villaine family and is still, today, managed by Aubert de Villaine assisted by Henri-Frederic Roch. Vineyards The Domaine owns almost 28 hectares of vineyards and this includes sole ownership of the 1.81 hectares of Romanée-Conti Grand Cru and the entire 6.06 hectares of La Tâche. They also own holdings of 3.51 hectares of Richebourg, 5.29 hectares of Romanée-Saint-Vivant, 3.53 hectares of Grands-Echézeaux, 4.67 hectares of Echézeaux and 0.68 hectares of Le Montrachet. Occasionally the Domaine produces a Vosne- Romanée Premier Cru Cuvee Duvault-Blochet from younger vines in their Grand Cru vineyards. The Domaine has also started producing Corton from the 2009 vintage after they leased 2.28 hectares of the vineyards that includes parcels in Corton Clos du Roi, Bressandes and Renardes. The Domaine has been at the forefront of viticultural developments and have adopted the biodynamic approach. The Domaine uses vine material from their Romanée-Conti vineyard for their other vineyards. Nicolas Jacob and his team work in the vineyard. Vinification The Domaine rarely uses de-stemming and following a strict sorting to eliminate any sub-standard fruit, the must is cold-macerated for approximately six days prior to fermentation at temperatures up to a maximum of 34 degrees. The wines are matured in entirely new oak. The white grapes from Le Montrachet are often picked relatively late which results in forward, opulent and expressive wines, but they are perfectly balanced with refreshing acidity. Wines There is no disputing the quality of the wines, particularly their high-sought after and prized Romanée-Conti which is very scarce as only approximately 500 cases are produced each vintage, perhaps much less. As Michael Broadbent M.W. stated "It never fails to astonish me that the strips of vines which stretch only a modest number of meters up the very gentle slopes from the outskirts of an equally modest, indeed remarkably rural rambling of village Vosne, are capable of producing wines of such world class quality". This wine needs time and evolves incredible complexity with bottle-age. La Tâche, which tends to be slightly more approachable, fragrant, lusher, silky-textured, but has the same intensity, depth and concentration of the Romanée-Conti is also a very highly sought-after wine and some consider this to be the greatest red wine from Burgundy. Romanée-Saint-Vivant is very elegant and poised, whereas Richebourg is more robust and tannic, with deeper colour than the Romanee St Vivant. The Grands-Echézeaux is generally lusher and outperforms the Echézeaux, although in some vintages this isreversed. Le Montrachet is also a highly-sought after wine as the production is miniscule; in 2008 only 3524 bottles were produced and in 2002 this figure was down to 2321. Opulent and rich with concentration, depth, and powerful flavours yet with elegance and poise; a sumptuous wine! Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment--Vintage 1982 Côte de Nuits Offered in an original wooden case. All bottles show very good appearance Romanée-Conti Level at 2.5cms below base of cork (1) La Tâche One very slightly raised cork. Levels: one at 2cms, one at 3.5cms and one at 4.5cms below base of corks (3) Richebourg Levels: one at 3cms and one at 4cms below base of corks (2) Romanée-Saint-Vivant Levels at 2.5cms below base of corks (2) Grands-Echézeaux Levels: one at 1cm and one at 3cms below base of corks (2) Echézeaux Levels at 3cms below base of corks (2) Above 12 bottles per lot
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment--Vintage 1982 Côte de Nuits Offered in an original wooden case. All bottles show very good appearance Romanée-Conti Level at 2.5cms below base of cork (1) La Tâche One very slightly raised cork. Levels: one at 2cms, one at 3.5cms and one at 4.5cms below base of corks (3) Richebourg Levels: one at 3cms and one at 4cms below base of corks (2) Romanée-Saint-Vivant Levels at 2.5cms below base of corks (2) Grands-Echézeaux Levels: one at 1cm and one at 3cms below base of corks (2) Echézeaux Levels at 3cms below base of corks (2)
Above 12 bottles per lot
History Domaine de la Romane-Conti often abbreviated to DRC, is widely considered among the world's greatest wine producers, and DRC bottles are among the world's most expensive. It takes its name from the Domaine's most famous vineyard, Romanée-Conti. This vineyard, just under 2 hectares, was coveted by a famous collector of jewelry, Madame de Pompadour, but she was out-bid by the Prince de Conti, hence the name. In 1868 the vineyard passed to the de Villaine family and is still, today, managed by Aubert de Villaine assisted by Henri-Frederic Roch. Vineyards The Domaine owns almost 28 hectares of vineyards and this includes sole ownership of the 1.81 hectares of Romanée-Conti Grand Cru and the entire 6.06 hectares of La Tâche. They also own holdings of 3.51 hectares of Richebourg, 5.29 hectares of Romanée-Saint-Vivant, 3.53 hectares of Grands-Echézeaux, 4.67 hectares of Echézeaux and 0.68 hectares of Le Montrachet. Occasionally the Domaine produces a Vosne- Romanée Premier Cru Cuvee Duvault-Blochet from younger vines in their Grand Cru vineyards. The Domaine has also started producing Corton from the 2009 vintage after they leased 2.28 hectares of the vineyards that includes parcels in Corton Clos du Roi, Bressandes and Renardes. The Domaine has been at the forefront of viticultural developments and have adopted the biodynamic approach. The Domaine uses vine material from their Romanée-Conti vineyard for their other vineyards. Nicolas Jacob and his team work in the vineyard. Vinification The Domaine rarely uses de-stemming and following a strict sorting to eliminate any sub-standard fruit, the must is cold-macerated for approximately six days prior to fermentation at temperatures up to a maximum of 34 degrees. The wines are matured in entirely new oak. The white grapes from Le Montrachet are often picked relatively late which results in forward, opulent and expressive wines, but they are perfectly balanced with refreshing acidity. Wines There is no disputing the quality of the wines, particularly their high-sought after and prized Romanée-Conti which is very scarce as only approximately 500 cases are produced each vintage, perhaps much less. As Michael Broadbent M.W. stated "It never fails to astonish me that the strips of vines which stretch only a modest number of meters up the very gentle slopes from the outskirts of an equally modest, indeed remarkably rural rambling of village Vosne, are capable of producing wines of such world class quality". This wine needs time and evolves incredible complexity with bottle-age. La Tâche, which tends to be slightly more approachable, fragrant, lusher, silky-textured, but has the same intensity, depth and concentration of the Romanée-Conti is also a very highly sought-after wine and some consider this to be the greatest red wine from Burgundy. Romanée-Saint-Vivant is very elegant and poised, whereas Richebourg is more robust and tannic, with deeper colour than the Romanee St Vivant. The Grands-Echézeaux is generally lusher and outperforms the Echézeaux, although in some vintages this isreversed. Le Montrachet is also a highly-sought after wine as the production is miniscule; in 2008 only 3524 bottles were produced and in 2002 this figure was down to 2321. Opulent and rich with concentration, depth, and powerful flavours yet with elegance and poise; a sumptuous wine! Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment--Vintage 1982 Côte de Nuits Offered in an original wooden case. All bottles show very good appearance Romanée-Conti Level at 2.5cms below base of cork (1) La Tâche One very slightly raised cork. Levels: one at 2cms, one at 3.5cms and one at 4.5cms below base of corks (3) Richebourg Levels: one at 3cms and one at 4cms below base of corks (2) Romanée-Saint-Vivant Levels at 2.5cms below base of corks (2) Grands-Echézeaux Levels: one at 1cm and one at 3cms below base of corks (2) Echézeaux Levels at 3cms below base of corks (2) Above 12 bottles per lot
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