1978 Le Montrachet
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On this night, the 1978 Montrachet needs several hours of air to find its center of balance. I have never seen a wine make such a dramatic transformation from being unpalatable at first to very pretty a few hours later. Attractive tropical, dried fruit and nutty flavors emerge once a considerable amount of funk blows off. Tasted at the DRC Montrachet charity event in New York.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The best dry white wine I have ever tasted. Lovely healthy deep gold. Fabuloso! Toasty yet appetising. Very very meaty. Putty and butterscotch and savoury. Amazingly savoury and subtle. Great, great weight, density and subtlety yet no hint of heaviness. Amazing length. (JR)
About the producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti or simply “DRC” is without doubt the most famous domaine in Burgundy and one of the most famous producers on earth. The Grand Cru vineyard from which it takes its name produces the world’s most expensive wine by a long margin.