2009 | Domaine de la Romanee Conti | Corton (Magnum)

Description

Red Wine: 2009 | Domaine de la Romanee Conti | Corton (Magnum)

Rich and dense, this red reveals aromas of wet earth and wild berry, with a touch of animal, offering sweet fruit, density and muscle underneath. Finishes long and satisfying.

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Producer: Domaine de La Romanee Conti

Ratings: WA | 95BH | 92

Vintage: 2009

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Rich and dense, this red reveals aromas of wet earth and wild berry, with a touch of animal, offering sweet fruit, density and muscle underneath. Finishes long and satisfying.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2009 Corton is a showstopper. The huge, boisterous bouquet is the first sign the Corton is just as dazzling from bottle as it was from barrel. Layers of fruit saturate the palate as this flashy, exuberant wine continues to put on weight as it sits in the glass. This is a decidedly opulent Burgundy that pushes the boundaries of what longtime DRC drinkers expect from the winery, but it is a gorgeous, striking wine in its own way. The 2009 is a great first vintage for the Corton.

• Burghound: At nine years of age, this remains a brooding and introverted effort with a clearly sauvage-inflected nose of deeply pitched plum and a variety of purple fruit aromas that are liberally sprinkled with earth and spice nuances. There is excellent richess to the overtly powerful and robust big-bodied flavors that are dense and altogether serious, all wrapped in a complex and well-muscled finish that flashes a hint of warmth. A classic if ripe Corton built to age and it will definitely need it. Tasted thrice since 2015 with mostly consistent notes save for one bottle that displayed a whiff of brett.

Producer Information

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, or DRC as it is commonly known, is easily Burgundy’s best-known and most collectible wine producer. Based in the Burgundy village of Vosne-Romanée, the domaine sells wines from eight different grand cru vineyards that span the length of the Côte d’Or. The most famous comes from the eponymous Romanée-Conti vineyard, and on average is the most expensive wine in the world. The domaine predominately produces Pinot Noir-based wines from 28 hectares (69 acres) of grand cru vineyard. Alongside Romanée-Conti are La Tâche, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Richebourg in Vosne-Romanée; plus Échezeaux and Grands Échezeaux bottlings. Fruit from Corton-Bressandes, Corton Clos du Roi and Corton Renardes is combined in a single Corton Grand Cru red. There are three white (Chardonnay) wines made. Only one of these, the Montrachet is made widely avilable. A Bâtard-Montrachet and a Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits are not publically distributed. Of course, La Romanée-Conti is the domaine’s most famous asset, and the amount of wine made from less than 2ha (5 acres) of land amounts to just 6000 bottles a year. The vineyard has a long history, dating back to the Abbey of Saint-Vivant in the 13th Century. It took on the Romanée name in 1631, and the Conti in 1760.Today, DRC is owned in part by the de Villaine family and in part by the Leroy family. Aubert de Villaine is the figurehead of the company now – although it was famously run by Lalou Bize-Leroy for a time, until a dispute saw her ousted from control.