Richebourg Grand Cru 2019

The wine in this vintage

Concentration and freshness, power and finesse: 2019, born of a hot summer but with modest yields and cool nights, is among the most acclaimed vintages of contemporary Burgundy. The Richebourg 2019 earned 98 points from Robert Parker and from Decanter. Deep and layered, it opens with blackberry, black cherry, violet, spice and fine leather, while the palate is full and compact, with still youthful but very fine-grained tannins and remarkable length. This is a Richebourg of great impact, best kept in the cellar: time will reveal its subtler nuances.

The producer · Domaine de la Romanée-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

• 98 Robert Parker
• 98 Decanter
• 18.5/20 Jancis Robinson
• 92 Antonio Galloni

Technical details

Producer

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Region

Burgundy

Country

Francia

Type

Rosso

Vintage

2019

When to drink

Hold, still evolving

Critics' average

96.5/100

Sizes

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

eWibe code

0450219