782 - 2009 Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Richebourg, 1 bottle

2009 Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Richebourg, 1 bottle Bottle conditions : vlscl (in bond) All condition and packaging abbreviations (e.g., owc, ts, lbsl, etc.) are given in their original English form. Refer to our catalog for an explanation of these abbreviations. Wine notes: "The bottle that I tried displayed a hint of reduction though not enough to hide the intensely floral and notably ripe nose that features fresh notes of plum, mocha and cassis that are sprinkled with exotic spice notes. The expansive and tautly muscular broad-shouldered flavors are, unusually, almost as fine as those of the RSV yet even slightly more complex with the same finely grained tannins. The length is similar but at present, the extra dimension of depth gives this the barest of edges."(97pts BH) Provenance: King of the North: DRC Verticals Purchased on Release. A major collector in Scandinavia presents fifty-three lots devoted entirely to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, drawn from a much larger collection. Every bottle was purchased on release and kept in temperature-controlled storage. La Tâche holds court with seventeen vintages, including every year from 2006 through 2021, plus the 2004, while Richebourg parades in thirteen vintages from 2004 through 2020!! Romanée-Conti reigns in fourteen vintages, unbroken from 2006 through 2011 and again from 2014 through 2021!!! Montrachet completes the set with nine vintages from 2002 to 2019. A royal flush of DRC; all hail the King of the North! All wines purchased on release and stored under ideal temperature-controlled conditions. Refer to original catalog header sections for additional information on provenance when available.