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Vosne-Romanée

The most prestigious village in Burgundy. Six Grand Crus: La Romanée-Conti (DRC monopole), La Tâche (DRC monopole), Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Échézeaux, Grands Échézeaux. DRC La Romanée-Conti is the world's most expensive wine by the bottle. BC importer for DRC: by allocation through BCLDB special order [NEEDS VERIFICATION].

Year Rating Notes
2023 88 Good year. Careful sorting essential. Wines of freshness and aromatic charm where rain was managed. Classic rather than powerful.
2022 92 Warm vintage but Grand Cru depth intact. Structured, substantial Pinot. Will need time. Comparable in some ways to 2015.
2021 86 Frost-reduced crop. Best surviving cuvées concentrated and pure. Leroy domaine cuvées exceptional. Quality over quantity.
2020 91 Supple, fragrant, earlier drinking. Beautiful pure expression of Vosne. Romanée-Saint-Vivant especially seductive.
2019 97 Generational vintage. DRC, Leroy, Mugnier, Rousseau — all producing once-in-a-lifetime wines. Aromatic complexity, silk tannin, 50-year potential.
2018 96 Standout year in Vosne. Perfect tannin ripeness, gorgeous aromatics. DRC declared 2018 exceptional across all cuvées. Must-buy year.
2017 93 Exceptional Vosne. Warm vintage lifted aromatics. Grand crus luminous. First vintage where several producers began earlier harvest.
2016 89 Tiny crop, exceptional quality. Concentrated grand crus of remarkable intensity. Romanée-Conti and La Tâche legendary from this year.
2015 91 Outstanding Vosne. Pinot Noir with extraordinary depth and spice. DRC wines reaching near-perfect scores. Richly textured, long-lived.