I rarely taste wines from the 1940s these days ... and especially 1945 is a rare treat. This week a friend served a 1945 Volnay from the negociant house Morin. I have tasted a few wines from Morin over the years - they never offered the ultimate in purity but always seem to keep quite well. This was …
Rating
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 2015
As Bernard Noblet explained this is a wine from another world than the other wines of DRC. In 2015 this is indeed true - the detail, the refinement, the filigree sensuality is out of this world or perhaps even this Solar system. The bouquet is vibrating with filigree impressions of spices, red and …
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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg 2015
This is a very structured wine with a very expressive spiciness - classic Richebourg offering plenty of airy fruit and a cool and vibrant side of the 2015 vintage. The nose is bursting with cool red and dark fruit and almost exploding with Vosne spices - violets, peony rose, rose petals. On the …
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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tâche 2015
La Tâche is a expressive and outgoing wine with exuberant fruit focused by the mighty mineral framework of this great terroir and a fine balancing freshness from a the combination of a fine ph and a good acidity. The nose offers layers of juicy and cool fruit - a selection of red and dark forest …
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Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée Saint-Vivant 2015
This is a sensual, delicate and feminine wine .. with a temperament .. as Noblet explained when he described the firmness in the finish as the feel of Catwomans nails. In the bouquet intense and juicy fruit - pure and vibrant notes of red and dark berry fruit - more perfumed and delicate than the …
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