801 - 2017 Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Romanee Conti, 1 bottle

2017 Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Romanee Conti, 1 bottle Bottle conditions : (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: "Wafting from the glass with a deep and complex bouquet of dark wild berries, cassis, wilted rose petals, blood orange, exotic spices, licorice and coniferous forest floor, the 2017 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru is full-bodied, satiny textured and multidimensional. It's just as powerful as this year's La Tâche but even more elegantly framed by filigree structure, concluding with an intensely sapid and penetratingly fragrant finish. Pristinely balanced, this young Romanée-Conti possesses huge reserves for the long haul despite its deceptively supple youthful appeal, and it will reward extended bottle age."(98pts) 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.