In the glass
Aroma: honey, white peach, hazelnut, ginger
Palate: citrus, brioche, mineral, spice
The grandest of white Burgundies in DRC's hands: honeyed, spiced and powerful, with a saline, near-endless finish.
What it pairs with
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Roast turbot in beurre blanc
A rich grand-cru white carries the firm white fish and its buttery sauce without being overwhelmed. -
Poulet de Bresse a la creme
The prized Bresse chicken in cream sauce mirrors a barrel-aged Meursault's weight and nut-and-butter palate. -
Quenelle de brochet sauce Nantua
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The dumpling's creamy crayfish sauce meets a taut white Burgundy that cuts the richness and lifts the shellfish.
History
DRC bottles a tiny quantity of Le Montrachet from a few rows in the legendary white-wine climat.
- 1963 — DRC began bottling Montrachet
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- Grand Cru (Cote de Beaune, AOC)
- Oak
- Around 18 to 20 months in French oak, part new
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 8000 to 16000 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1963
Scores
- Vinous 97 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)