Wine Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Montrachet Grand Cru AOC 1996
Tasting Notes
The wine has a bright light golden color.
Montrachet 1996 demonstrates the incredible depth of this rich, dense, well-focused wine with full-bodied profile, silky texture, hints of citrus fruit, hazelnuts, minerals, roasted almonds, wet stone and flowers. Exquisite, magnificent and extractive wine with a lovely concentration balanskom and length.
Montrachet wine has a rich, complex and multifaceted aroma with notes of honey, Brazil nuts, ripe apples, spices, minerals and toast.
Wine Montrachet - this wine for meditation, pleasure and delight, with every sip opportunity to learn about how the soil, vine, climate and winemaker can come together to achieve perfection. In addition, the wine goes well with cheeses, poultry, white meat and fish.
Interesting Facts
Montrachet - inimitable and unique white wine in the line of the great wines of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. It is a truly unique and largely differs from most Chardonnay. Montrachet wine of Romanée-Conti has a phenomenally rich, deep and harmonious character with floral and honey notes, is a masterpiece of the famous Burgundy vineyard - Montrachet Grand Cru. The vineyard has an ideal southern exposure, here are the most coveted in the world of white wines exclusively from Chardonnay - King White Burgundy wines and Montrachet produced DRC, is deservedly considered the best of them. Plot area of the vineyard, which grows the grapes for this wine - 0, 67 ha. The average age of the vines - 62 years. Annually produces about 300 boxes. First-Romanée Conti Montrachet was created in 1964, but the first commercial release in 1965 is considered to be wine. Montrachet from the Domain de la Romanée-Conti - it is the most prestigious white wine in the world!
Montrachet 1996 offers the best of everything - the splendor, richness, versatility, depth and harmony. It has such a concentration that is only available to very few wines. Expected maturity - 2008-2025 year.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (Domaine de la Romanée-Conti) - a winery in Burgundy, also known by the abbreviation DRC. It is recognized as one of the great producers of red and white wines, which, in turn, are among the most expensive in the world. The farm is named after a famous vineyard - Romanée-Conti (Romanée-Conti).
Burgundy - one of the most fascinating and complex and recalcitrant wine regions. Here most of the appellations - a mosaic of smaller plots. Vineyard-Romanée Conti, an area of 1, 8 hectares is a monopoly (monopole), which means that it is cultivated owner - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Mention «monopole» appears on each label wines produced from this vineyard. In addition to unsurpassed Romanee Conti- , Domaine de la Romanée-Conti produces other great wines: La Tache , Richebourg , Grands Echezeaux-, Romanee-St.-Vivant , Echezeaux , Montrachet .
Manor Domaine de la Romanee-Conti is located in the heart of the Côte de Nuits, in Vosne-Romanée - one of the villages of Burgundy, which is known around the world for the great vineyards of 200 hectares surrounding the area. Two of them belong to the economy - it Romanée Conti, from which produced some of the most expensive and rare wines on the planet, and La Tache (6 hectares), which also is in exclusive possession of Domaine de la Romanee Conti.
Romanee-Conti vineyard was founded in the 15th century and originally was called Cros des Clous, it belonged to the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Vivant, who grew up here exclusively Pinot Noir. In 1631, the vineyard becomes a family Kronemburg which renames it Clous Romanee, at the same time, the family buys a nearby vineyard La Tache. In 1970 Andre de Kronemburg sells property that was the subject of a marketing war between Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV, and her worst enemy - Prince Conti. As a result, the prince won, paying a huge sum of 8000 livres, and the vineyard becomes known as the Romanee-Conti. But during the revolution of the earth Prince were confiscated and sold at auction.
In 1869, the vineyard buys Jacques-Marie Dyuvol-Bloch, who creates the world-famous Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and acquires plots Eshezo Grand Eshezo and Richebourg. Today the estate of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, which is one of the most famous in the world, manages Aubert de Vilaine, vineyards occupy Gerard Marlow, and winery and cellars in charge Bernard Noble. There are all conditions for the production of great wines. For 25 years, the vineyards are cultivated in accordance with the principles of organic matter, and the last 10 years is also practiced and biodynamic farming. Age of vines on average 30-40 years. As a result, a small crop and late harvest born some of the most juicy, fragrant and luxurious wines of Burgundy. The wines are aged in oak barrels, exposed only once straining, bottled without filtration and clarification. Among the top 100 wines selected by renowned British magazine Decanter in 2004, three wines in the top ten were from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti!
