1971 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Saint-Vivant Marey Monge Grand Cru
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From my favorite vintage of the decade at the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the 1971 Romanée-St-Vivant Grand Cru is drinking brilliantly, wafting from the glass with a captivating bouquet of rose petals, potpourri and exotic spices mingled with sweet berry fruit and orange rind. Full-bodied, suave and seamless, its intense, headily perfumed core of fruit is framed by ripe acids and totally melted tannins, making it an immensely sensual bottle of Burgundy.
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The 1971 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru comes from the period when the Marey-Monge family leased their vineyard to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. It is fully mature on the nose with degraded red fruit, traditional Japanese green tea and iron piping, perhaps a little diffuse for my liking. The palate is again, fully mature with black pepper sprinkled over the dark berry fruit. Compared to say, the 1971 Grands-Echézeaux or Richebourg from the domaine, I find the tannins a little hard and the finish a touch feral. I thoroughly enjoy this wine, but I would not rank it amongst the best the domaine produced this vintage. 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.