Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (widely known as DRC, or in Vosne-Romanée, simply “le Domaine”) is the most famous producer in Burgundy. It has an array of vineyards – and a reputation – that are second to none, not even Domaines Leroy, Georges Roumier or Armand Rousseau. DRC is rightly regarded as one of the world’s greatest estates, an opinion supported by the quality and longevity of its wines, as well as the prices they fetch on the secondary market.

The wines carry floral aromas, as well as irresistible red bramble fruit and a touch of leafy stem aroma. Persistent and balanced in a way that is quite remarkable, keeping the tannin and acid interlinked right through to the very last echo of flavour. Incredible persistence that keeps delivering flavour. It is a triumph, combining the excellence of producer, vintage and site in a way that genuinely deserves the legendary label.

Selected Release

1988 DRC La Romanée-Conti Grand Cru Monopole.

This outstanding vintage, receiving an impressive 97 points from the legendary Robert Parker, is celebrated for its remarkable balance of fruit, tannin, and acidity, with decades of aging potential still ahead. 

Each bottle has been sourced directly from a reputable négociant in France and has been kept in pristine storage since its release from The Domaine. 

Imagine being among the select few who can proudly display one of these rare gems in their collection.  

"Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is the vinous equivalent of a Stradivarius." - Jasper Morris MW

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Why are the wines so good?

First and most importantly, it’s down to the quality and location of the vineyards. These have benefited from the input of the soil expert Claude Bourguignon since the early 1990s and are now cultivated biodynamically by the chef de culture, Nicolas Jacob. DRC experimented for seven years with biodynamics on seven hectares of vineyard and was sufficiently happy with the results to convert the entire Domaine in 2007.

The grand cru zone, as Aubert de Villaine terms it, benefits from “a perfect ecosystem” for fine wine production. “The drainage, the pedology, the depth of the soil, the microbiological activity and the way the air moves are all part of that.

That’s the miracle of Burgundy.” Other contributing factors in the vineyard are high-density plantings (10,000 to 14,000 vines per hectare), vine age (the average is around 40 years), plowing, low yields, the use of compost and the unique plant material, much of which was propagated as a mass selection from La Romanée-Conti itself, where the vines remained ungrafted until 1945. There are no special tricks in the cellar, where the emphasis is we minimal intervention.

“The ideal is to do nothing,” says de Villaine, “but that is clearly impossible.” DRC uses some whole bunch fermentation (the amount varies between 100 percent in great “easy” vintages like 1999 and 2005, and 50 percent in difficult ones like 2004). The yeasts are entirely natural, the extraction of tannins is as gentle as possible and all the wines (apart from the Corton) are aged in new oak. After one use, they are sold off at half price.

Our Takeaway

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) is a legendary Burgundy winery renowned for producing some of the world’s most sought-after and expensive wines. 

Their Grand Cru wines, like Romanée-Conti and Richebourg, are celebrated for their exceptional quality, rarity, and age-worthiness. 

DRC employs meticulous viticultural and winemaking practices, resulting in wines of extraordinary complexity, elegance, and longevity. Their wines are highly collectable and often command astronomical prices at auction.

Supply is extremely limited while demand continues to soar.