Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934
1 bottle per lot
FINEST AND RAREST BURGUNDIES To round out this sale is a collection of rare Burgundies, including 1934, 1953, 1959 and 1964 Romanée-Conti, as well as Jayer's 1978 Richebourg. This offering presents the opportunity for the shrewd bidder to pick up full case quantities of these wines, all of which are in fantastic condition for their age. This consignor is a Burgundy collector and drinker, to be sure, and all of these wines were lovingly stored in professional temperature controlled storage. THE 1934 ROMANÉE-CONTI Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934 Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Level: 3.0cm; Original domaine wax embossed capsule largely intact with some chipping, embossed wax reads "J M Duvault Blochet - Romanee Conti," heavily bin soiled label, nicked label, three part molded glass with deep punt "This is undeniably one of the finest and most beguilingly complex noses I have ever experienced on any wine any where. The aromas just soar from the glass with dazzling freshness and nuance plus layers upon layers upon layers of superbly detailed violet and spice-infused aromas. The nose was literally so captivating that I didn't even taste the wine for almost 20 minutes, which then revealed deep, sweet and impossibly rich and pure medium full flavors that culminate in a palate staining and hugely long finish. There is still a touch of structure remaining but this is a wine in perfect harmony with the grace of a ballerina yet the taut and still vibrant intensity of a world class gymnast. This should be capable of lasting another 20 to 30 years though why anyone would wait is hard to fathom. In short, this is simply flat out spectacular. Another bottle opened by Douglas Barzelay required fully 30 minutes of air to fully open but once it did, paradise was revisited in exactly the same fashion as the bottle reviewed above; moreover, it was opened amongst some seriously redoubtable wines and flattened all of them decisively. And yet one more bottle opened by Michael Barnstijn was equally brilliant in every respect. And, among an embarrassment of riches, yet another bottle opened by Rob Rosania stood toe to toe with a bottle of the '45 and gave every bit as good as it got. In sum, this is not only a great wine but one of the few '34s that seem relatively impervious to extreme bottle variation. . . 99 points" BH, April 10, 2008 1 bottle per lot
Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934
1 bottle per lot
FINEST AND RAREST BURGUNDIES To round out this sale is a collection of rare Burgundies, including 1934, 1953, 1959 and 1964 Romanée-Conti, as well as Jayer's 1978 Richebourg. This offering presents the opportunity for the shrewd bidder to pick up full case quantities of these wines, all of which are in fantastic condition for their age. This consignor is a Burgundy collector and drinker, to be sure, and all of these wines were lovingly stored in professional temperature controlled storage. THE 1934 ROMANÉE-CONTI Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934 Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Level: 3.0cm; Original domaine wax embossed capsule largely intact with some chipping, embossed wax reads "J M Duvault Blochet - Romanee Conti," heavily bin soiled label, nicked label, three part molded glass with deep punt "This is undeniably one of the finest and most beguilingly complex noses I have ever experienced on any wine any where. The aromas just soar from the glass with dazzling freshness and nuance plus layers upon layers upon layers of superbly detailed violet and spice-infused aromas. The nose was literally so captivating that I didn't even taste the wine for almost 20 minutes, which then revealed deep, sweet and impossibly rich and pure medium full flavors that culminate in a palate staining and hugely long finish. There is still a touch of structure remaining but this is a wine in perfect harmony with the grace of a ballerina yet the taut and still vibrant intensity of a world class gymnast. This should be capable of lasting another 20 to 30 years though why anyone would wait is hard to fathom. In short, this is simply flat out spectacular. Another bottle opened by Douglas Barzelay required fully 30 minutes of air to fully open but once it did, paradise was revisited in exactly the same fashion as the bottle reviewed above; moreover, it was opened amongst some seriously redoubtable wines and flattened all of them decisively. And yet one more bottle opened by Michael Barnstijn was equally brilliant in every respect. And, among an embarrassment of riches, yet another bottle opened by Rob Rosania stood toe to toe with a bottle of the '45 and gave every bit as good as it got. In sum, this is not only a great wine but one of the few '34s that seem relatively impervious to extreme bottle variation. . . 99 points" BH, April 10, 2008 1 bottle per lot
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