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The 2011 Richebourg Grand Cru has a tertiary and slightly leathery nose that exhibits a shortfall in fruit and feels just a bit underripe. The palate is medium-bodied and cohesive with fine tannins, though it needs more mid-palate density. There is something charming about this Richebourg, and yet juxtaposed against the 2010, it is clear that the challenging growing season set strict limits on what could be achieved. Tasted at the Richebourg vertical dinner in Taipei.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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Bright, dark red. Darker in its fruit character than the RSV, offering scents of black cherry, candied blackberry, cocoa powder and violet, with a distinct medicinal reserve. Large-scaled, dense and pure, showing noteworthy muscle to the flavors of blueberry liqueur and spices. Classically dry and very long on the back end. Less likable today than the RSV but the finishing fruit is explosive.
A wine of depth, power and richness, the 2011 Richebourg brings together the intensity of the Grands-Échézeaux with floral overtones and tannins that resemble those of the Romanée St.-Vivant, making for a wonderfully complete Burgundy. Savory and floral notes meld into graphite, plum and violet notes, leading to a finish graced with substantial energy and polish.
Note that this is now served before the Romanée-St-Vivant, so much work having been lavished on this vineyard. Very bright crimson. Very broad and flattering – very immediate on the nose. Heady and scented – hugely rich and transcends the burgundian norm in its spice rack of intriguing aromas. The fruit is all drawn up like a drawstring purse into the tight, firm finish. Long and rich. Such a charmer. (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.