Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Drc |
Label Name: | Romanee Conti |
Vintage: | 1988 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Romanée-Conti Grand Cru, Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy |
Volume: | 1500ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Highly lauded by critics — Robert Parker/Wine Advocate (circa mid-90s; often listed ~97), Burghound/Allen Meadows 92; Wine Spectator ~94. Parker described the 1988 as 'staggeringly concentrated' with 'astonishing length' (Burgundy book commentary)
Tasting Note
Concentrated, silky Pinot Noir: red cherry, raspberry, spice, forest floor, smoked game and soy/hoisin notes; firm fine-grained tannins, bright acidity and an astonishingly long, mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, beef tournedos, lamb, mushroom risotto, aged cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, hoisin or soy-glazed pork, miso aubergine, shiitake stir-fries, Cantonese roasted meats.
Production Method
Hand-harvested grapes; traditional Burgundian vinification with long maceration, variable whole-cluster inclusion and extended élevage (c.18–20 months) in French oak (high new-oak proportion); minimal-intervention cellar work.
Vineyard Info
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) is the historic, tiny-owner estate in Vosne-Romanée (owns the 1.8 ha Romanée-Conti Grand Cru); famed for tiny yields, meticulous viticulture and extreme collectability.