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Red Wine: 1983 | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | Romanee Conti (Magnum)

An exceptionally floral nose, indeed even more than usual with more freshness than the typical '83 displays today plus hints of spice, earth and the initial hints of sous bois that continue onto the delicious and complex flavors that offer impressive concentration on the slightly astringent finish.

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Producer: Domaine de La Romanee Conti

Ratings: BH | 91  WA | 92

Vintage: 1983

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Detailed Description

An exceptionally floral nose, indeed even more than usual with more freshness than the typical '83 displays today plus hints of spice, earth and the initial hints of sous bois that continue onto the delicious and complex flavors that offer impressive concentration on the slightly astringent finish.

Reviews:

• Burghound: Moderate bricking with a small ruby core. An exceptionally floral nose, indeed even more than usual with more freshness than the typical '83 displays today plus hints of spice, earth and the initial hints of sous bois that continue onto the delicious and complex flavors that offer impressive concentration on the slightly astringent finish. While not all of the DRC '83s display the effects of the hail and late season rains that encouraged rot (the '83 Grands Echézeaux for example is a seriously impressive wine though the La Tâche is a bit stewed), these effects on the RC are more a question of texture than taste. In sum, in keeping with the quality of the vintage, neither better nor worse.

• Wine Advocate: This is a sensational wine with a rich yet youthful fragrance, long, deep flavor, and plenty of body. The 1983 vintage for Domaine de la Romanee-Conti was a very tough year. First there was hail, then the advent of rot in August thanks to the tropical heat and humidity. When the harvest occurred, the domaine instructed its pickers to pick the grapes, not the grape bunches, by hand and to discard all of the rotten grapes. The results are splendidly concentrated, rich wines, but wines that are extremely expensive and need at least a decade of cellaring.

Producer InformationDomaine de la Romanée-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-Romanée, the domaine sells wines from eight different grand cru vineyards that span the length of the Côte d'Or. The most famous comes from the eponymous Romanée-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 Romanée-Conti are La Tâche, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Richebourg in Vosne-Romanée; plus Échezeaux and Grands Échezeaux 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 Bâtard-Montrachet and a Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits are not publically distributed. Of course, La Romanée-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 Romanée 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.

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