Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1996 Richebourg
Grand Cru Red 750 ml
Score: 92
Tasted: Jun 01, 2016
Drink: Try from 2021+
Tasting note: (with thanks to Bruce Khouri). A gorgeously spicy and expressive nose consists of mostly black fruit and floral aromas that are beginning to display some secondary character. There is good richness but also good precision to the still relatively tight medium full and still noticeably structured flavors that possess an impressively long though slightly edgy and austere finish. While this could certainly be drunk now I would strongly recommend decanting it for at least 30 minutes first. Better still would be to allow this another 5 to 7 years of bottle age as the '96 Riche easily has 20 year+ potential though I have my doubts as to whether this is ever going to completely harmonize, indeed I would go so far as to bet against it. Tasted on multiple occasions with consistent notes save for one recent bottle tasted in Burgundy that seemed markedly more advanced than the others.
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Wine Advocate #118 |
Pierre Rovani |
(93-96) |
Drink: 2005 - 2018 |
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As is often the case with this youthful wine, the nose was extremely reticent. After considerable coaxing, I had a peek at this offering's deeply ripe dark fruit aromatics. But what a flavor profile! A massive explosion of profound and intense cherries, raspberries, boysenberries, and strawberries coated my palate. It is a medium-to-full-bodied, densely-fruited, and powerful wine that is perfectly balanced and delineated. Projected maturity: 2005-2018. |
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