super wine from the get go, no sediment in the bottle meant we drank every drop. Found this on a Boston restaurant wine list for 2/3 retail, I had to buy it. After my shins recovered from the under the table wife kicks, she even admitted it was fabulous. Lacey, silky, satiny mouthfeel, full of Vosne spice, red fruits and roses, the wine is still young. No tertiary sous bois, but acidity well-integrated and in the background, it was a super wine. Long and complex, it is very clean with ripe fruit, just entering a long window of drinkability.
have had this 3 times and it is my favorite i have tried amongst the 01 DRC, with the Echezeaux second (have not tried the RC yet). LaTache is usually my favorite, but have been less than impressed with the 01’s i have tried heretofore.
Coincidentally I just had a bottle and agree wholeheartedly.
2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant- France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru (9/30/2016) Annual Chicago winos visit - Pearl Clutcher, coche, drc, rousseau, D’Yquem and etc. (The Grill Room at Rosewood DC): Absolutely captivating nose displaying perfectly ripe fresh blackberry, cherry, Vosne spices and Chinese medicine. Strong note of stem gives very exotic impression and add additional complexity. Beautiful harmonious palate, silky and polished, good stem based mineral presence and beautiful long harmonious finish with stem as the end note. Drinking magnificently in very youthful way. Still can improve at least for another decade with additional sous bois and tertiary notes. Excellent showing. (96 pts.)
When I see wines like this on a list at 2/3 retail my heart flutters with excitement. That is until I realize if I bought it that my wife would not kick me under the table, she would get up and walk out of the restaurant and not talk to me for a month.
drc refuse to believe in tca
i have sat at a dinner with Aubert and he sent a tca bottle of Montrachet to one end of the table while we drank the non tca wine.
my retailer gave me credit as i was a good customer
thats why I was so excited as i expected to get nothing
michel