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All Wines from Dom. Romanee-Conti
Our vintages of Dom. Romanee-Conti wine currently include: 1971, 2006, 2008
Flickinger Fine Wines' inventory of Dom. Romanee-Conti wine is listed below. We have an excellent and vast assortment of fine wines to choose from. If you do not see what you are looking for, give us a call and we can suggest another Dom. Romanee-Conti vintage or even another producer that we are sure you will enjoy.
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Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Bts |
Qty |
| Dom. Romanee-Conti |
2006 |
Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru  Very Lightly Scuffed Label |
$899 |
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BH 94 (1/2009): As it usually is relative to the Echézeaux, the restrained nose is distinctly more reserved but classier with a wonderfully intense and layered nose that is more floral still while offering up a variety of spice notes, including anise, clove and soy that can also be found on the pure and sleekly muscled flavors that possess real drive, indeed this does a slow but sure build from the mid-palate on through the explosive finish. This is an interesting wine in that the natural robustness of a fine GE is present but the natural elegance of the vintage tames it somewhat and one could quite accurately describe the '06 GE as robustly elegant yet distinctly understated and not be wrong. Despite the elegance, this will need plenty of cellar time. Drink 2021+.
IWC 92+ (4/2009): Good medium red. Reticent, deeply pitched but pure aromas of raspberry and mocha. Broad and ripe but tight and backward today, and not showing quite the lift or the freshness of fruit of the Echezeaux. With its saline earth tones, this is more savory than sweet. Finishes with firm, youthfully tough tannins. This was my least favorite 2006 here in the context of the cru, but I suspect this is in a restrained stage today. Villaine noted that although the average age of vines here is still more than 40, there's a good percentage of 15-to-20-year-old vines. |
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2006 |
Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru Scratched Label |
$899 |
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BH 94 (1/2009): As it usually is relative to the Echézeaux, the restrained nose is distinctly more reserved but classier with a wonderfully intense and layered nose that is more floral still while offering up a variety of spice notes, including anise, clove and soy that can also be found on the pure and sleekly muscled flavors that possess real drive, indeed this does a slow but sure build from the mid-palate on through the explosive finish. This is an interesting wine in that the natural robustness of a fine GE is present but the natural elegance of the vintage tames it somewhat and one could quite accurately describe the '06 GE as robustly elegant yet distinctly understated and not be wrong. Despite the elegance, this will need plenty of cellar time. Drink 2021+.
IWC 92+ (4/2009): Good medium red. Reticent, deeply pitched but pure aromas of raspberry and mocha. Broad and ripe but tight and backward today, and not showing quite the lift or the freshness of fruit of the Echezeaux. With its saline earth tones, this is more savory than sweet. Finishes with firm, youthfully tough tannins. This was my least favorite 2006 here in the context of the cru, but I suspect this is in a restrained stage today. Villaine noted that although the average age of vines here is still more than 40, there's a good percentage of 15-to-20-year-old vines. |
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1971 |
Richebourg Grand Cru (1.5 L) Depressed Cork; Very Lightly Bin-Soiled Label; Fill 1.25" below cork |
$7,500 |
1 |
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| BH 94 (4/2011): I don't know exactly how many times that I have had this wine but often would be a fair estimate yet the bottle in the tasting is easily the best that I have ever had as the aromatic complexity and freshness were genuinely extraordinary. The beautifully spicy and complex secondary fruit aromas are framed by hints of sous bois that introduce mouth coating middle weight flavors blessed with ample extract and a gorgeously long finish that just oozes class. Some bottles have displayed touches of backend dryness or some volatile acidity yet this one was completely clean and had no issues with drying tannins. Drink now. |
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2006 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Cuvee Duvault-Blochet |
$679 |
2 |
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BH 92 (1/2009): (This is from a blend of all six grands crus; it is not released every vintage). An expressive, spicy and relatively high-toned nose of both red and black pinot fruit that is terrifically complex introduces fresh, intense and notably mineral-driven medium full flavors blessed with plenty of dry extract that lends a real sense of body and fullness to the firm and vibrant finish underpinned by a lovely feeling of tension and punch. Interestingly, the tannins are slightly less refined than those of the Echézeaux but it matches it in virtually ever other category. This may very well be the best vintage for this cuvée since 1999 when the domaine began releasing it periodically. Drink 2016+.
WA 90 (12/2009): The Domaine's 2006 Vosne-Romanee Duvault-Blochet represents an assemblage from younger vines in Echezeaux, Grands-Echezeaux, Romanee-St.-Vivant, and Richebourg whose fruit did not make the cut for the estates grands vins. (Such a second wine has been essayed on several other occasions during the past decade. Previous bottlings of this cuvee were labeled "Vosne 1er Cru" which has led to occasional confusion. While the Domaine de La Romanee-Conti notoriously owns choice parcels of several Vosne premier crus, they have never – at least under the current management – bottled any wine from those sites, but rather only from their grand cru holdings.) Dark cherry, black raspberry, licorice, and charred meat in the nose lead to an initially lush, silken-textured palate, generously-fruited and tinged with clove and mace. The abundance of fine-grained tannin here becomes evident in the finish, accentuated by a hint of detached oak, but lightly-cooked fruit, charred meat, and spice continue to generously dominate. I would expect this to be best enjoyed over the next 4-5 years.
IWC 89 (4/2009): Good medium red. High-toned, expressive nose offers raspberry, strawberry, smoke and exotic spices. Sweet and lush in the mouth but less open than on the nose, showing a dominant flavor of raspberry. The initially sweet tannins turned a bit dusty with aeration. |
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2008 |
Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Cuvee Duvault-Blochet |
$699 |
2 |
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WA 91 (9/2011): The 2008 Vosne-Romanee Cuvee Duvalt-Blochet bursts from the glass with an explosion of aromas and flavors. The wine turns more subtle on the palate. Sweet, floral notes wrap around the sublime finish. The 2008 is a haunting wine graced with exquisite class and elegance. Unlike the rest of the domaine’s 2008s, it will drink beautifully pretty much right out of the gate. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028.
WS 90 (12/2012): The aromas evoke cinnamon, rose and peony. Though bright, elegant and firm, this lacks some density. Fine length.—Non-blind 2008 DRC tasting (February 2011). Best from 2013 through 2027.
BH 90 (1/2011): (in 2008, the composition has changed and includes the six grands crus and the premiers crus of Gaudichots, Petits Monts and Au Dessus des Malconsorts). This is quite restrained at present with subtle spice and cool red fruit aromas leading to medium-bodied flavors that are fresh and quite pure before revealing a rich and detailed finish that is supported by firm but integrated tannins and excellent length. If there is a short coming, it's that there is limited depth though there is enough material that it may develop with a few years of bottle age. Drink 2020+.
IWC 89 (4/2011): (a premier cru bottling made from less-ripe vines and larger grapes in the Domaine's premier cru vineyards, picked a week later than the rest): Palish red. Currant, minerals, smoke and truffle on the nose. Supple and savory, with a plump texture to the strawberry and raspberry flavors. Finishes with slightly peppery tannins. This shows better balance and mid-palate texture than it did from bottle in the autumn of 2008. |
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