Domaine de la Romanee-Conti- A Private Sale
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- 2014
- 750ml
- France
- Burgundy
- Cote de Nuits
- Vosne-Romanee
- Pinot Noir
- Red
- Mixed Lot
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Lot 76
2014 DRC Romanee St Vivant, Echezeaux, La Tache - 3 bottle(s)-750ml
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This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 2014 DRC Romanee St Vivant, Echezeaux, La Tache - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $11000 - $14000 with a Buy it now price of $12500. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11535. In this lot 1 bottle of 2014 DRC Romanee St Vivant,
1 bottle of 2014 DRC Echezeaux and 1 bottle of 2014 DRC La Tache.
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These bottles are from the cellar of a long time licensee (restaurant) in Eastern Canada. They were acquired on release from the agent and immediately stored in the restaurant's environmentally controlled cellar until coming to Iron Gate.
The score 95 for 2014 DRC Romanee St Vivant is from Burghound, Allen Meadows and this is the tasting note - A deft but not invisible application of wood sets off the airy, cool and strikingly elegant nose that is composed by notes of both red and dark currant, a wide range of floral and spice elements as well as Asian-style tea scents. The refined and caressing middle weight flavors possess a sleek and cool mouth feel while retaining good definition on the firm but well-balanced and sneaky long finish that exhibits a bit less finesse than usual even if it is still quite fine.
The score 94 for 2014 DRC Echezeaux is from Burghound, Allen Meadows and this is the tasting note - A wonderfully complex nose features a broad array of spice elements with those of plum, violet, sandalwood and Asian-style tea that are also trimmed in soft wood nuances. There is good punch to the refined, cool and pure medium-bodied flavors that possess better concentration on the balanced, persistent and youthfully austere finale where the only nit is a very subtle hint of warmth. Of all of the wines in the Domaine's portfolio, in my view the Ech is the most improved over the last 10 years and it shows as the 2014 is bigger and more powerful than usual.
The score 96 for 2014 DRC La Tache is from Burghound, Allen Meadows and this is the tasting note - Fireworks in a glass would be the operative description of the super-fresh nose of the 2014 La Tâche and while it's not necessarily spicier or more floral than the Riche, there is a broader range of elements present and in particular better overall aromatic depth along with more red fruits than dark. The imposingly powerful and tautly muscular flavors possess outstanding mid-palate density while simultaneously offering excellent delineation on the intensely mineral-infused, youthfully austere and very firmly structured finish that just goes on and on. While I suspect that this will drink reasonably well after only 15 to 18 years of bottle age note well that if you want to drink it when fully mature it will require in the range of 20 to 25 years of cellaring.