1990 Grands Echezeaux
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The 1990 Grands Echezeaux is one of my very favorite Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines. Always a bomb, the 1990 is damn delicious. The bouquet alone is so alluring. Bright red-fleshed fruit, crushed berries, spice and mint fill out the layers in a gorgeous, wonderfully expressive, open-knit GE that is an absolute thrill to drink. When it is on, and that is most of the time, the 1990 is lights out. This bottle is tremendous. (AG)
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The 1990 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru is a wine that I am certain I tasted before, but turns out to be our first acquaintance. It has an ethereal bouquet with bewitching delineation and grace, replete with red cherries and crushed strawberry, rose petal and a very subtle marine influence. There is not a trace of the warm summer here, the terroir more articulated than the growing season. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin, very harmonious and graceful, a svelte texture that disarms at a hundred paces. There is wondrous length here, a really classy Grands Echézeaux that is at the peak of its powers. Tasted at the La Paulée in Beaune.
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.