2015 Romanee-Conti
By Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
2015 Romanée-Conti from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Burgundy
The transcendent 2015 Romanée-Conti from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti has been etched into my memory with its singular harmonious expression - a vintage that merits particular commendation for its balance amidst power. In this year, Burgundy was blessed by Jupiter himself, offering up a growing season that combined generous sunshine with well-timed rains to foster an enviable ripeness, free of excess.
Legacy and Expertise: Foundations of a Fine Wine Investment
The legacy of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti - a name resonant with oenophiles around the globe - and its storied legacy in the vineyards of Burgundy set the stage in 2015 for another exemplary offering. Cruise any serious wine collector’s cellar, and you're poised to find their impactful works adorning the racks as testament to both history and prestige.
Sublime Symmetry: The 2015 Vintage Unveiled
Far be it from me to speak in platitudes, but the 2015 Romanée-Conti encapsulates magnificence with an intricate lacework of flavours. The wine unfurls with a poised core of macerated cherries and freshly picked violets, met with whispers of the earth's essence - terroir vital in audacious glory.
This vintage carries the torch of its lineage proudly, showcasing a sumptuous texture—an earthly manifestation of silk—alongside purposeful tannins that promise longevity. The length on the palate is multi-dimensional; playing across it are threads of subtle spice from moderate oak integration that suggest both discipline and expertise in the vinification process.
In terms of investment potential, those possessed of foresight are likely to espouse the notion that the 2015 Romanée-Conti appreciable appreciations parallel its sensory bouquet – profound and excellently structured. It stands as one among few vintages that seduce the collector both in immediate appeal and promised evolution.
Conclusion: A Testament to Timelessness
In summation, for enthusiasts charmed by Burgundian mastery or investors seeking prized additions for their portfolios, the 2015 Romanée-Conti from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti represents not just a remarkable achievement in viticulture but also an intelligible dialogue between time-honoured technique and serendipitous climate conditions. Herein lies not merely wine but whispered histories savoured with each sip.
Market price (GBP)
£250,430.00
12x75cl
Highest score
100
POP score
12521.5
Scores and tasting notes
The 2015 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru is one of the pinnacles of this great red Burgundy vintage, opening in the glass to reveal a bouquet of kaleidoscopic complexity, notes of raspberry and red plum mingling with rose petal, peony, blood orange and spice. On the palate, the wine is silky, medium to full-bodied and stunningly complete, its supremely elegant tannins entirely cloaked in pristinely delicate red fruit. Despite its incredible concentration and persistence, this Romanée-Conti is utterly weightless, and its effortless harmony and unremitting finish preclude any argument about its benchmark quality. Cropped at 22 hectoliters per hectare and harvested September 10.
William Kelley - The Wine Advocate, 28 February 2018
The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2015 Corton Grand Cru wafts from the glass with a pretty bouquet of plum, red cherry, rose hip and herbs, notions of darker fruits and rich soil emerging only with extended aeration. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, sapid and penetrating, with vibrant acids and an assertive chassis of firm, youthfully stemmy tannins—though there's sufficient mid-palate depth to subsume those in the fullness of time. While the domaine's Corton, from the vineyards of Prince Florent de Mérode, is still a work in progress, the 2015 is the most successful rendition to date, and the balmy, low-yielding vintage seems to have played to the hill's strengths. This was the first of DRC's reds to be harvested in 2015, picked on September 5 at yields of 22 hectoliters per hectare, and unlike the rest of the domaine's wines, it was 20% destemmed.
William Kelley - The Wine Advocate, 28 February 2018