2007 | Domaine de la Romanee Conti | Grands Echezeaux (Magnum) Online now

2007 | Domaine de la Romanee Conti | Grands Echezeaux (Magnum)

Red Wine: 2007 | Domaine de la Romanee Conti | Grands Echezeaux (Magnum)

The nose is beautifully complex, boasting aromas of dark red fruit, white pepper and some oak. On the palate, mouth-coating flavours of cherries, plums, a touch of anise and hints of oak. Superb.

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Producer: Domaine de la Romanee Conti

Ratings: WA | 92  JS | 94

Vintage: 2007

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Detailed Description

The nose is beautifully complex, boasting aromas of dark red fruit, white pepper and some oak. On the palate, mouth-coating flavours of cherries, plums, a touch of anise and hints of oak. Superb.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The Domaine de La Romanee-Conti 2007 Grands-Echezeaux exhibits a rich, roasted meat dimension to parallel its sweetness of ripe red raspberry and cherry, with hints of vanilla and caramel adding a confectionary hint, and a flatteringly plush, creamy texture. Cardamom, soy, and ginger add pungency and savor to a long, layered finishing melange. Follow it for at least 10-12 years.
  

• James Suckling: A pale and lilting wine in the glass that has a very complex and foresty edge, very brooding and deep, rich and elusive; there’s a hint of musky pink fruit fragrance that will build with time, some cinnamon, earth, gently decaying leaves and an underlying creamy oak layer. The palate has bright acidity, finely webbed tannins that wrap and hold soft, supple, fleshy red cherry fruit flavours, long and assertive, powerful and balanced.

Producer Information

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, or DRC as it is commonly known, is easily Burgundy’s best-known and most collectible wine producer. Based in the Burgundy village of Vosne-Romanée, the domaine sells wines from eight different grand cru vineyards that span the length of the Côte d’Or. The most famous comes from the eponymous Romanée-Conti vineyard, and on average is the most expensive wine in the world. The domaine predominately produces Pinot Noir-based wines from 28 hectares (69 acres) of grand cru vineyard. Alongside Romanée-Conti are La Tâche, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Richebourg in Vosne-Romanée; plus Échezeaux and Grands Échezeaux bottlings. Fruit from Corton-Bressandes, Corton Clos du Roi and Corton Renardes is combined in a single Corton Grand Cru red. There are three white (Chardonnay) wines made. Only one of these, the Montrachet is made widely avilable. A Bâtard-Montrachet and a Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits are not publically distributed. Of course, La Romanée-Conti is the domaine’s most famous asset, and the amount of wine made from less than 2ha (5 acres) of land amounts to just 6000 bottles a year. The vineyard has a long history, dating back to the Abbey of Saint-Vivant in the 13th Century. It took on the Romanée name in 1631, and the Conti in 1760. In 1869, it was obtained by Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet, who left it to his great grandchildren upon his death. It was then that the Société-Civile du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti was established to avoid Napoleonic inheritance laws. Today, DRC is owned in part by the de Villaine family and in part by the Leroy family. Aubert de Villaine is the figurehead of the company now – although it was famously run by Lalou Bize-Leroy for a time, until a dispute saw her ousted from control. DRC’s eight grand cru wines are a familiar label on the world auction scene, and are notable for the high prices they regularly fetch, particularly the Romanée-Conti. Unfortunately, this comes with its own challenges – it is also one of the world’s most frequently counterfeited wines.