Romanee St Vivant DRC Magnum 2016
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Romanee St Vivant DRC Magnum 2016
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150 cl
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Based in the village of Vosne-Romanée, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is arguably the most famous and collectible wine producer in the world. DRC – as it is frequently called – offers wines from eight different grand cru vineyards that span the length of the Côte d`Or. This 2016 Romanée-Saint-Vivant comes from their 5.29-hectare plot in the prestigious vineyard, which has been fully biodynamic since the 2008 vintage. The 2016 vintage is perfectly approachable despite its youth. Expect notes of violets, sour cherries, wet stones and herbs. Powerful but also delicate.
96 Vinous
The 2016 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru, picked on September 27–28 at 27hL/ha, has a heavenly, perfumed nose of blackberry, briar, wet limestone, incense and pressed iris flowers, displaying much more fruit intensity than the Corton alongside. There are subtle graphite notes that develop with aeration - the old-school pencil box, though it is never more than a fleeting suggestion. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and quite rounded in the mouth, and that graphite tincture builds toward the second half. I adore the energy and balletic poise of this Romanée-Saint-Vivant as it deftly fans out toward the finish, exerting grip, but with the softest of touches, and offering deceiving weight and depth. A wine that exudes panache and sophistication. 1,304 cases produced. Tasted at Corney & Barrow’s annual in-bottle tasting in London. — Neal Martin, 1st February 2019
95 Robert Parker
The 2016 Romanée-St-Vivant Grand Cru is super, bursting from the glass with a kaleidoscopic bouquet of potpourri, red berries, cassis, peony and rose petal. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and fine-boned, with tangy acids, superb concentration and an ample chassis of powdery structuring tannins, concluding with a long, fragrant finish. This is a Romanée-St-Vivant that exemplifies the intensity without the weight that distinguishes the Domaine's best wines, and it equals the fabulous 2015 rendition. — William Kelley, 4th January 2019
19 Jancis Robinson
Vines aged 38 years. 27 hl/ha. Harvested 27-28 September, bottled early March 2018. 1,304 dozen produced.Very slightly redder in colour than the Corton. It smells cooler too, with more whole-bunch freshness at first. Here it’s the fruit and herby freshness that sings and much less spice than on the Corton. Less exotic and more ‘Nordic’ in its purity. The fruit aroma and flavour is redder too, not strawberry but in that direction. The flavour is sweet on the palate even though the wine is bone dry and the sweetness is undercut by the effect of the very slight whole-bunch austerity. The tannins are incredibly fine but not yet smoothed out, adding to the extreme freshness and purity. Tightly wound, the fruit and woodland freshness go on and on. Odd as it may sound, it seems to get more dense in your mouth after it has gone. (JH) — Julia Harding, 29th January 2019
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