1964 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg Grand Cru
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The 1964 Richebourg Grand Cru is showing nicely, offering up pretty aromas of macerated red berries and plums mingled with peonies and spicy potpourri. Medium to full-bodied, with the slightly jammy, sweet fruit that's the calling card of this vintage at the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, it's not the more elegant or precise Richebourg of the decade, but it's drinking very well today.
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Neal Martin
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The 1964 Richebourg Grand Cru from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a wine that I have drunk on one occasion, some 16-year ago (there is an interesting backstory on why I opened it, but I’ll save that for another time.) Just like then, it is utterly sublime. Compared to the Hermitage, this unfolds with each swirl, touches of red cherry and bergamot, wilted rose petal and then more exotic, richer aromas of kirsch begin emerging. It has an ethereal quality that only the very best Burgundy wines possess. The palate is perfectly balanced with a silver bead of acidity, so pure and elegant, hints of sour cherry and soy, enormous depth on the velvet-smooth finish and a hint of Lapsang Souchong on the aftertaste. This multi-dimensional wine is a wonder to behold.
This is the second of two bottles that I bought many years ago at a fraction of today's asking prices. It is a marvelous wine. The 1964 Richebourg Grand Cru has a bewitching bouquet with black cherries, iodine and a touch of pressed violet petals. This is quite decadent for a Richebourg and that translates over to the palate that is rounded, powerful and voluptuous without losing one iota of complexity or grandeur. It is a magnificent wine that ranks amongst the most enjoyable venerable DRCs that I have encountered. Tasted at a private dinner in London.
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.