Richebourg 2016

The wine in this vintage

Struck by April frosts, 2016 then benefited from a balanced summer that ripened a small but perfect crop, yielding classic, precise and profound wines. The Richebourg 2016 combines the power typical of the cru with crystalline freshness: dark cherry, blueberry, violet, black pepper and a hint of liquorice, with dense, silky tannins and a mineral finish. Robert Parker gave it 97 points and Jancis Robinson 19/20. It can already deliver great emotion, but its structure will allow it to keep improving in the cellar for a long time.

The producer · Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is, by universal consent, the ultimate reference point in Burgundy and one of the most revered names in the world of wine. Based in Vosne-Romanée, at the heart of the Côte de Nuits, it takes its name from the vineyard bought by the Prince of Conti in 1760. Since the nineteenth century the estate has been tied to the de Villaine family, joined in the twentieth century by the Leroy and later Roch families; Aubert de Villaine steered it for decades with a vision both rigorous and humble. The Domaine owns the two monopoles of Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, along with major holdings in Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Grands-Échezeaux, Échezeaux and Montrachet, more recently joined by Corton and Corton-Charlemagne. Organic and biodynamic farming, very low yields, harvesting at full ripeness and generous use of whole clusters produce wines of extraordinary transparency, depth and longevity: pure statements of terroir rather than of cellar style.

Critics' scores

• 97 Robert Parker
• 19/20 Jancis Robinson

Technical details

Producer

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Region

Burgundy

Country

Francia

Type

Rosso

Vintage

2016

When to drink

Hold, still evolving

Critics' average

97/100

Sizes

75 cl, Magnum 150 cl, Case of 6 × 75 cl

eWibe code

0450216