1974 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant- France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru (3/27/2011)
Consumed from a perfectly stored bottle, this was everything I ever want in Burgundy. Rose petals on the nose, bacon on the palate, silky smooth with a rediculously long finish. I expected this to be either: a quick show from a tired wine; a slow evolution from a sleeping beauty. It was neither - absolutely beautiful out of the gate it blossomed even further over the first half hour and lasted another two hours without diminishing at all.
Funny thing though - the cork said Richebourg! (98 pts.)
Bizarre about the cork. Question though is what’s more likely–RSV got the wrong cork or Richebourg got the wrong label? Knowing the labels come on much later, I might be inclined to figure the latter. Sounds like a delicious RSV or Richebourg or whatever-it-was, though.
I have had many corks of DRC wines with this black top.
What is amazing is that they smell earth.
Concerning 1974, it was a good plan to buy DRC wines as they were extremely cheap due to the year and extremely good due to the talent of the father of Aubert de Villaine and the father of Bernard Noblet.
I have drunk seven times DRC wines of 1974 for my pleasure, the RC DRC being a very great moment. The colour was very light, but the complexity was unique.
Bravo for your RSV because I think that the roses are more present in the RSV than in the Richebourg.
You nailed if Francois - as soon as the cork was pulled the room was filled with a very strong smell of potting soil. It was absolutely amazing, something I’ve never experienced.
I have told it to Aubert de Villaine, as it is very characteristic.
But he has never remarked it as all the DRC bottles that he drinks, coming from the Domaine’s cellar, have never had capsules.
Sounds like a delicious experience Ed. I am sure your wife was stoked. I have not had potting soil aroma fill a room from a bottle of wine. It’s a good thing you did not share it with Steve, he would have called it dirt.