Romanee-Conti Grand Cru

In the glass

Aroma: rose petal, wild strawberry, clove, forest floor

Palate: red cherry, truffle, sweet spice, mineral

The Vosne monopole at its most ethereal: rose, spice and dark berry layered over a silken, near-weightless palate of extraordinary persistence.

What it pairs with

• Roast venison with cassis jus
  Game meat and a blackcurrant reduction echo a grand-cru Pinot's wild fruit and firm tannin.
• Truffle and poultry en vessie
  The wine's truffle and spice register elevates a classic Burgundian truffled chicken.
• Epoisses de Bourgogne
  The washed-rind cow's-milk cheese's pungent cream needs a wine with grip and acidity to balance it.

History

The 1.8-hectare Romanee-Conti monopole has been farmed by the domaine since 1869 and is widely regarded as the single greatest plot of Pinot Noir on earth.

1. 1869 — Acquired by Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet, ancestor of the de Villaine line
2. 1945 — Phylloxera-era replanting; no Romanee-Conti bottled 1946 to 1951
3. 2008 — Vines fully converted to biodynamic farming

Facts

Producer

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Grapes

Pinot Noir (100%)

Classification

Grand Cru (Vosne-Romanee, AOC)

Oak

Around 18 months in 100% new French oak

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 18000 to 30000 at retail

Drinking window

15-50 from vintage

First vintage

1869

Scores

• Vinous 98 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
• Burghound 97 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)

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