Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1985
3 magnums per lot
VINTAGE 1985 ***** One of my favourite burgundy vintages. Certainly some of my most consistently glowing notes. The weather conditions were interesting: unprecedented low temperatures in January, snow in February delaying budding but minimising the risk of late frosts. Delayed flowering; June and July were fairly normal but, from the first week in August, heat and drought, then hail storms; 25 of the crop in Aloxe-Corton was destroyed, but survivinge vines produced excellent wines. From 1 September constant sunshine. A ripe, healthy crop and one of the best vintages in most growers' memories. They demonstrate [as a collective whole] the superiority and extra depth of the grands crus, the quality of the 1er crus as well as, even in a vintage like this one, the variations between village wines. MB, Vintage Wine Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1985 Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Levels: 2.5cm; serial numbers 000033, 000037, 000039, excellent appearance, Wilson Daniels slip labels "The Romanée-Conti is utterly mind blowing. The heady, intoxicating bouquet delivered penetrating and sublime aromas that were even more intense than those from the La Tâche. On the palate, there is a veritable smorgasbord of earthly and heavenly delights. Needless to say, it is very rich, very opulent, and very concentrated. Red burgundy and red wine do not get any better than this. My guess is that it will peak between 1990 and 2005, as it is a bit more forward than either the La Tâche or Richebourg." Robert Parker Burgundy Book (1990) 3 magnums per lot
Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1985
3 magnums per lot
VINTAGE 1985 ***** One of my favourite burgundy vintages. Certainly some of my most consistently glowing notes. The weather conditions were interesting: unprecedented low temperatures in January, snow in February delaying budding but minimising the risk of late frosts. Delayed flowering; June and July were fairly normal but, from the first week in August, heat and drought, then hail storms; 25 of the crop in Aloxe-Corton was destroyed, but survivinge vines produced excellent wines. From 1 September constant sunshine. A ripe, healthy crop and one of the best vintages in most growers' memories. They demonstrate [as a collective whole] the superiority and extra depth of the grands crus, the quality of the 1er crus as well as, even in a vintage like this one, the variations between village wines. MB, Vintage Wine Romanée-Conti--Vintage 1985 Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Levels: 2.5cm; serial numbers 000033, 000037, 000039, excellent appearance, Wilson Daniels slip labels "The Romanée-Conti is utterly mind blowing. The heady, intoxicating bouquet delivered penetrating and sublime aromas that were even more intense than those from the La Tâche. On the palate, there is a veritable smorgasbord of earthly and heavenly delights. Needless to say, it is very rich, very opulent, and very concentrated. Red burgundy and red wine do not get any better than this. My guess is that it will peak between 1990 and 2005, as it is a bit more forward than either the La Tâche or Richebourg." Robert Parker Burgundy Book (1990) 3 magnums per lot
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