The Montrachet 2008 from Ramonet is one of the best white Burgundies I have ever tasted. The bouquet is very expressive with orchard fruits - acacia, pear and melon - spiced with hints of citrus and a very intense stony minerality. The palate is impressively harmonious with layers upon layers of …
Visit at Domaine de la Romanee-Conti – March 2013
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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanee-Conti 2011
The Romanee-Conti 2011 is a zen like statement for the 2011 vintage. The bouquet offer deep and intense quite dark pinot fruit, with notes of rose petals, cinnamon and violets. It's currently quite discrete - but very intense with a filigree complexity of airy transparent fruit. The palate show very …
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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 2011
The La Tache 2011 is a full level up from the Richebourg and RSV from Domine de la Romnee-Conti. The bouquet is very refined and complex - but also more discrete than the flamboyant Richebourg. The nose offer red berry fruit - with notes of red coulis, pomegranate violets and a hint of peony rose. …
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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg 2011
The Richebourg 2011 from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is a expressive firework of Vosne spices and minerality. The bouquet is currently very extrovert with refined cool red and black fruits - notes of violets, allspice and peony rose. The palate offer powerful and muscular fresh fruit - based on a …
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