1974 | Domaine de La Romanee Conti | Romanee St Vivant

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Red Wine: 1974 | Domaine de La Romanee Conti | Romanee St Vivant

A lovely nose of rose petal, sous bois, smoke and a hint of animale introduces reasonably voluminous flavors that possess a slightly lean quality on the linear and direct finish that manages to avoid any sense of aggressive dryness or harshness.

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Producer: Domaine de La Romanee Conti

Ratings: BH | 91

Vintage: 1974

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

A lovely nose of rose petal, sous bois, smoke and a hint of animale introduces reasonably voluminous flavors that possess a slightly lean quality on the linear and direct finish that manages to avoid any sense of aggressive dryness or harshness.

Reviews:

• Burghound: Another lackluster if not downright poor vintage characterized by a cool September and rain during the harvest. Heavy bricking but there is more color here than one would reasonably expect for the vintage. A lovely nose of rose petal, sous bois, smoke and a hint of animale introduces reasonably voluminous flavors that possess a slightly lean quality on the linear and direct finish that manages to avoid any sense of aggressive dryness or harshness. Actually, this is easy to like and while the supporting structure is largely resolved, the overall impression is one of a certain vibrancy, especially relative to the average ’74 today. A success for the vintage and personally, I would be looking for reasons to open this sooner than later.

Producer Information

Domaine de la Romane-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-Romane, the domaine sells wines from eight different grand cru vineyards that span the length of the Cte d’Or. The most famous comes from the eponymous Romane-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 Romane-Conti are La Tche, Romane-Saint-Vivant and Richebourg in Vosne-Romane; plus chezeaux and Grands chezeaux 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 Btard-Montrachet and a Bourgogne Hautes Ctes de Nuits are not publically distributed. Of course, La Romane-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 Romane name in 1631, and the Conti in 1760.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.