Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru Marey-Monge 2018

The wine in this vintage

Heat and drought defined 2018, a vintage with an early, plentiful harvest and rich, sunny wines. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's Romanée-Saint-Vivant 2018 nevertheless keeps its delicate soul intact: ripe cherry, strawberry, rose, sweet spice and a hint of blood orange, on a full yet silky palate with soft tannins. Antonio Galloni rated it 95 points. It is a wine that already seduces with its generosity, but it has the structure to be kept for many years and acquire further depth. Its generosity makes it an ideal companion for roast duck or dishes with wild mushrooms.

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

• 95 Antonio Galloni

Technical details

Producer

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Region

Burgundy

Country

Francia

Type

Rosso

Vintage

2018

When to drink

Hold, still evolving

Critics' average

95/100

Sizes

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

eWibe code

0450418