No. 5 in the Vosne Romanee bracket. My notes said “This is La Tache “ which proved to be wrong. All tasted blind to reiterate. Intoxicating aromas of florals red fruit and a hint of sandalwood. Similar energy on the palate but medium weight with some austerity at the finish. Not as full bodied as some DRC Richebourgs I have had. JH said “effortless complexity “. — 6 years ago
High toned red fruit, some VA and lots of acidity. We decanted it to let it soften up a bit. Second time to drink Thévenet this month. Maximum drinking pleasure! His VV cuvée comes from a parcel with 70+ year old vynes and is aged in old oak barrels (that first belonged to Domaine Romanée-Conti), after a 'cool' (not cold) macération carbonique. — 9 years ago
1970
Off the charts an amazing tasting experience for me. Check out the shipper stamp in the bottom left. This producer no longer exists, DRC bought them out in the 60s.
As for the wine, a beauty she was with haunting and funky notes of dried red fruits, forest floor, savory and mushroom. The palate was plenty live, the mid palate and finish gained weight and depth with an hour of air and the neck cracked. Elegant and silky tannins carried the wine to a pretty and persistent finish. #vosne #romanéestvivant #grandcru #1970 #leroy #drc — 9 years ago
Pre DRC prestige — 9 years ago
Absolutely stunning. Fruit is ripe yet balanced. Acidity is perfect. They get their barrels from Château d’Yquem, Beauséjour Bécot, and Domaine de la Romanée Conti. — 9 years ago
DRCがあるヴォーヌ・ロマネのワイン。このアルノー・ラショーは小さなロマネ・コンティと呼ばれるようなバランスのとれたワインらしい。私でも、その美味しさがわかる。香りも高く、色も濃いガーネット色のフルボディ。黒い果実の香り。タンニンのバランスが良くて渋みを感じさせないのに、しっかりとした飲みごたえがある。すごい美味しい。 — 10 years ago
No. 3 in the Vosne Romanee Grand Cru lineup. My blind tasting notes - “Concentrated Latent and Long. A huge future - amazing potential. I think DRC - La Tache?” The latter assumption proving to be wrong as that was Wine No. 1. Nevertheless the quality of the 2015 Grand Crus from Vosne Romanee are beyond question. Buy as many as you can afford. — 5 years ago
A lovely precise nose. Real clarity, with red and blue fruit, salinity, gnarly blue tang. Stems and a btightbherbaceius note. Very pure, lifted and focused. Thought it was drc. This is beautiful — 6 years ago
2008 Vosne-Romanee. This wine was pretty but not gorgeous. First sip was still all primary fruit but the mid palate lacked depth and the acidity was out of balance. The wine comes from Vosne not 200 yards from DRC, but as we know, in Burgundy terroir is everything. I'd have this again but I wouldn't search for it. — 7 years ago
Spectacular...equal to the same vintage Petrus and Romanee Conti DRC — 8 years ago
this 0.84ha slice is the immediate uphill neighbour of romanée conti.
medium intense nose of cherry, raspberry, chocolate, cherry liqueur, wood, traces of tea.
drinking it even makes more sense - high end tannins, minerality, ever long finish...
besides that firm and still youthful structure i'm missing some tension and playful charme...
may i add stephen tanzers review from 2002 here:
"Full deep red. Subtle, aromatically compelling nose of bitter cherry, raspberry, minerals and licorice, along with a distinct aspect of menthol austerity. Tightly wound, cool and backward, with the wine powerful minerality and structure currently dominating. But this uncompromisingly dry grand cru already offers compelling inner-mouth perfume and terrific persistence. A very classy wine with pronounced soil character. (94+ points)" — 8 years ago
DRC (Marey-Monge label) RSV 1972 — 9 years ago
High mineral, lot of lingering flavor — 9 years ago
What a privilege... — 10 years ago
Functional Brûlée’s from a decanter. Enjoyable. But on a night with DRC and Meo and also@lacking the age was a tough situation — 5 years ago
Lucky enough to have this bottle passed my way at RN74 in Seattle one fine evening. Unbelievably well preserved. First impression is smoke and oakiness. Cheers to those who shared it with us! — 6 years ago
This wine needed not time in the glass. A little chocolate, and a hint of violets. I thought someone's perfume just ruined my glass. But no, it was the wine. Amazing to drink this, wow! Glad it survived the occupation. — 7 years ago
2000 DRC Bâtard Montrachet. Most exquisite white ever tasted. Extraordinary 2 minute finish. — 9 years ago
A very intriguing wine. Not the polish of the DRC GE 04 from last night but impressive in its own right. — 10 years ago
Old romanee conti, vandermeulen bottling — 11 years ago
Victor Hwang
Wow. DRC like. Seductive powerful nose. Strawberry, wet socks, hay, earth on the nose. A full powerful body but so so good and can age another 10-20 years. Hints of eucalyptus and a 30 second finish. This is amazing — 5 years ago