Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Échézeaux Grand Cru 2019
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Échézeaux is often called the 'accessible' wine in the DRC stable, which says more about the company it keeps than any lack of seriousness. The 2019 vintage captures Burgundy at a moment of warmth tempered by classical structure. It's a wine that embodies restraint not as absence but as the deliberate choice to let terroir do the heavy lifting.
Nose
Wild cherry and crushed violet emerge with quiet precision. A secondary layer of cedar and a subtle gamey, forest-floor earthiness develop with time in the glass. Nothing is aggressive; everything invites you to keep returning.
Palate
The entry is silky and ethereal, with cherry and berry fruit that seem to float rather than coat. Mid-palate introduces a gentle minty lift and fine-grained tannins woven with rose petal and a hint of toasted oak. There's an architecture here that reveals itself slowly — each sip adds a new detail.
Finish
Exceptionally long, with cherry and violet trailing into a whisper of cedar and earthy minerals. The finish seems to expand rather than fade.
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Blend
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Vineyards
- Échézeaux Grand Cru, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
Roasted squab with black truffle jus and celery root purée
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti has tended its 4.67-hectare parcel of Échézeaux Grand Cru in the Côte de Nuits since 1966, farming biodynamically and vinifying with whole-cluster inclusion and indigenous yeasts.
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