Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934
1 bottle per lot
THE 1934 VINTAGE IN BURGUNDY "Perfect growing conditions. The biggest vintage of the decade; ripe, well-constituted wines. Nowadays, the too rapid growth and overabundance of bunches would have been countered with crop-thinning. Also exceptional heat at vintage time caused some fermentation problems, again more easily controlled nowadays.****" Michael Broadbent MW, Vintage Wine Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934 Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Lot 195 level: 4cm below wax; cracked and partially missing wax cap at top, lightly torn label Lot 196 level: 5cm below cork, chipped and partially missing wax capsule at top, chipped by Christie's specialist to reveal vineyard and vintage branded cork, lightly bin soiled, nicked and lightly torn label, vintage torn and illegible on vintage tag and label "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." BH, April 10, 2008 1 bottle per lot
Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934
1 bottle per lot
THE 1934 VINTAGE IN BURGUNDY "Perfect growing conditions. The biggest vintage of the decade; ripe, well-constituted wines. Nowadays, the too rapid growth and overabundance of bunches would have been countered with crop-thinning. Also exceptional heat at vintage time caused some fermentation problems, again more easily controlled nowadays.****" Michael Broadbent MW, Vintage Wine Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1934 Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Lot 195 level: 4cm below wax; cracked and partially missing wax cap at top, lightly torn label Lot 196 level: 5cm below cork, chipped and partially missing wax capsule at top, chipped by Christie's specialist to reveal vineyard and vintage branded cork, lightly bin soiled, nicked and lightly torn label, vintage torn and illegible on vintage tag and label "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." BH, April 10, 2008 1 bottle per lot
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