Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Cuvee Duvault-Blochet

18x DRC : It’s not every day you get to dive into this many DRCs in one sitting. The Domaine’s trademark elegance and balance were on full display, especially in the structural harmony of several wines. That said, I do think the more recent vintages have an edge, showing more precision and finesse compared to these mostly late 2000s examples we tasted. The stars of the lineup were the Corton Charlemagne 2019 at 96pts leading the charge with superb complexity, …

2006 vintage

Leather, iron, earth. In the palate a good structure. Relatively balanced, with a solid body. Very pleasant to drink, would pair well with some truffle pasta.

1999 vintage

Cedar, overripe fruits but more on the acidic than the sweet side, vegetal, slight cauliflower. A bit rounder in the nose, more wet wood, but the structure is still off for me. The acidity is not balanced enough.

2008 vintage

Gereiftes Rubin; würzige, rotfruchtige Nase, deutlich Sauerkirschen, Leder, Süssholz; am Gaumen gereift, auf dem Peak, weitgehend abgeschmolzenes Tannin, markante Säure, gute Länge, rotfruchtiges Finish. Wunderbar zu trinken, wenn auch nicht gross. Austrinken.

2006 vintage

DRC Dinner 2011-2018 (Rest. Widder Zürich) : The 2006 Duvault-Blochet remains an earthy, brooding wine, still carrying the slightly rustic hallmarks of the vintage. Aromas lean toward the brown spectrum - wood spice, damp soil, a touch of leather. There’s honesty here, even if not refinement.

2006 vintage

2002 DRC Assortment tasting in blind 2002 DRC Vosne Romanee 1er cru Cuvée Duvault-Blochet- Notably a notch below the Echezeaux with a slightly more earthy profile. Good on its own but shy to the rest by some margin. 91-92pt - 2002 DRC Echezeaux- It had the most perfumed red fruit profile but also the lightest palate. 93pt - 2002 DRC Grands Echezeaux- Gamey, intense, and underbrush. It had a silky and long palate. The most fleshy wine. Biggest surprise of …

2002 vintage

Excited to try this rare 1er cru from DRC and did not dissapoint. Very floral nose. Soft stem and red fruit finish of slightly burnt caramel.

1999 vintage

Fresh but very big. Clean bottle, youthful, green, stemmy. Palate is more typically DRC than the nose. Darker fruited. Not completely spellbinding but certainly solid.

1999 vintage

Quite chunky with muted nose, not showing the typical DRC sensation. Palate was a bit four-squared but undoubtedly DRC because of it stemminess. Possibly not the best kept bottle. I would love to revisit.

1999 vintage

This was a beautiful bottle, drinking right in the zone. Taking on a little beef stock and Hoisin development. There’s pure cherry fruit and plenty of flora. It is bright and vivid, with excellent minerally detail. It is silky, builds through the palate and fans out. Length is terrific.

2006 vintage

As a few years back I have not been impressed by this wine at all. It lacks the usual complexity and elegance of DRC wines, especially in a vintage that was kind to red wines. Light bodied, and somewhat incomplete. Overall a decent wine, but a real letdown considering the maker and the vintage.

2002 vintage

It's been a long time coming - my intro to DRC. Slow-ox for 90 minutes before service - upon first taste, we elected to decant the remainder; a bit of tannic roughness right at the tail end of the finish that needed a bit more air to resolve. In the glass, pale rose at the rim, shading to a deeper, somewhat opaque dark berry red at the core. On the nose, a fascinating, focused mix of crushed cherries and rose …

2002 vintage

Christmas dinner - this was a great bottle of wine. Spices, dark and red fruits, so much balance with so much complexity. Texturally this is classic DRC - just velvet in the glass. Doesnt have the depth of other DRC wines but this is its own thing and the DRC fingerprints are very recognizable.

2008 vintage

Lovely nose with tons of spices, strawberry notes, forest flavors, and underwood. The stems seem quite obvious but I like it. Good acidity on the palate with noticeable oak influence, more strawberries, red cherries, and forest notes. Long finish. A lovely wine that still feels very young and especially so on the palate. While the oak and stems are obvious, it doesn't feel unbalanced, just in need of more time. I would hold this for at least another 5 years. …

2008 vintage

Top 1ers for AK's birthday : Assemblage from DRC’s GC plots that didn’t make the cut. Still very Vosne but more masculine and blue-fruited than the Arnoux alongside. Rather stemmy that I felt this was almost a textbook Dujac. Weaker vintage showed here as the tannins weren’t as refined and more drying compared to the A-L alongside, but will bet on this improving with time given the massive concentration and quality of underlying material here.

2006 vintage

Birthday Celebration (State Street Manor & Racquet Club - Chicago IL) : Something was slightly off and muted here, was it ever-so-slightly corked?

2002 vintage

Vosne-Romanée Mega-Tasting (SommCellars) : The 2002 Cuvée Duvault Blochet from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti exudes a depth of tertiary complexity that captivates the senses. The aromatics immediately impress, with layers of spice, wet leaves, and underbrush that weave seamlessly with earthy tones of mushroom and a hint of pepper. There’s an almost foresty character, with subtle notes of damp earth and a touch of autumnal decay that adds intrigue. On the palate, this wine is incredibly expressive and full of …

2002 vintage

A little less expressive on the nose than the 2006 G. Mugneret N-S-G Les Boudots tasted before. Mix of red and darker fruit notes, spices, minerality. Lots of depth and elegance. On the palate wonderfully harmonious - there is good structure, but the tannins are hardly noticeable. Lovely fruit, perfectly integrated acidity. Spicy, mineral, still a litte tight towards the impressively persistent finish. Not showy at all, elegant and powerful at the same time. Magnificent. Drink or keep. 95-97

2006 vintage

This was singing. Gorgeous candied red fruit, dried flowers, spice and stems. Light on its feet but plenty of power. Just delicious.

2002 vintage

So much elegance. Benefitted from air/decant. Spices, red and dark fruits, texture is to die for, so much power and finesse. A kaleidoscope of scents and flavors continually changing and evolving. This was better than the last bottle by a hair. More complex and complete at this stage. At peak with a long ride ahead in the zone.

2008 vintage

Weekend in Michigan with Wine; 8/5/2023-8/6/2023 (Asian Spice House - Buchanan MI) : I haven't tasted this wine in over a decade and tonight's bottle was (by far) the best it has ever been for me. Fresh and mature red berries and cherries come in and out of focus over the course of several hours with both sweet and savory spice. Good enough weight, great length. Really fantastic bottle, even with fully soaked-through cork.

2002 vintage

Couleur et limpidité typique de la DRC. Nez magnifique, fruits rouges, une tonne d’épices, un tout petit peu de roses mais moins que d’habitude. La bouche est toute aussi fine et pure, expressive et fraîche, tellement soyeux en bouche sans être dénuée de puissance mais contenue. Magnifique. 94-95 Typical DRC colour. Nose is gorgeous, complex, a touch of rose but mostly layers of spices, flowers, red fruit. Palate goes along the same lines, finesse and elegance, yet still some power …

2006 vintage

Stemmy, chunky fruit, quite organic. This tasty and interesting to try. Perhaps not quite showing pedigree ?

1999 vintage

magnum

2002 vintage

My first time with RC. Moderate density and concentration. Nose and palate both very complex, like a firework of aromas. When starting to identify one another one pops up, sour cherries come back and fourth. Already shows some tertiarty aromas (mosty earth-like). The balance and elegance are just extraordinary. To me more a piece of art than a bottle of wine so scoring would be pointless

2002 vintage

Stemmy, complex d fruit is ripe but the tannins are a bit harsh. Intensity and density but not quite the elegance and finesse of the east of the lineup. Though the freshness of fruit and acidity augers it’s got more time left

2002 vintage

Corked

2006 vintage

unfortunate showing. Had a strange green pepper/vegetal streak in it that got in the way of what seemed like a wonderfully balanced wine. Oh well, those are the breaks

1999 vintage

Alright

2002 vintage

Öland vacation wine. Beautiful nose of ripe fruit and integrated oak. Spice, meat, mature fruit. No decant. Lost power after a few hours.

1999 vintage

Super stemmy and loads of whole cluster notes on the nose. Almost pungent but in a good way. Very silky texture tannins are just velvet. Well integrated at this point. On the palate rich and voluptuous with bursting red fruits and spices. Overall very good but not the explosiveness of previous bottles. 93-94

2008 vintage

Elegant stem, perfume aromatics. 1st cru weight, nothing more, nothing less. 1653/7899.

2008 vintage

Leroy Field Trip; 2/11/2022-2/14/2022 : 01653/7899. Opened at noon, served at 6. I’m not sure if this really needed all the air, but it was a beautifully perfumed 1er weight wine. Classic stem, reticent perfume, some roses, so bright with wonderful hue of coolness, true to its vintage. Consensus is this wine is declassified for a reason, the weight is no match for the other cuvées. With time in glass some bitterness emerged as well. 93

2008 vintage

bue dans des conditions excecrables, à peine aérée, trop nombreux, un fond de verre... Très fustrant car le nez etait splendide, concentré et solaire (l'effet second passage dans les vignes des grands crus, sans doute), élégant, pur, intense. A la fois floral (rose fraiche & pivoine), et fruits noirs (cassis, petites baies, cerise noire), épicé, très finement viandé, il semblait si jeune du haut de ses 2 décades... Il pinotait avec consistance et sérieux, précision, flamboyance. La bouche etait plus …

1999 vintage

Thus was inadvertently forgotten and stored on the boat for some year or more standing up. Cork was still good and wine was surprisingly fresh with cherry fruit, balanced and drinking perfectly. It was mature and ready to drink, perhaps from not being well stored but was quite good.

2006 vintage

Un nez exceptionnel, de la rose, des épices, du fruit enivrant, une complexité et élégance aromatique vraiment incroyable. La bouche est aérienne, pas le vin le plus puissant, petite minceur en milieu de bouche même mais une longueur surprenante, très bon sqns avoir la “magie” habituelle DRC. 92-93 The nose is amazing, roses, floral, spices, gorgeous fruit, so complex and elegant. The palate is thin in the middle, probably the light vintage maybe, doesn’t have a ton of extraction, good …

2008 vintage

First taste of DRC; this wine for me lived up to the hype of the Domaine; the nose was exquisite, lots of Vosne spices, ripe red berry fruits, floral tea notes. Explosive and delightful to smell. The palate was a vision of harmony; deep and intense, yet ethereal and lifted; everything flowing beautifully. The finish was long. I was prepared to be disappointed, but thankfully I wasn't!

2006 vintage

Superbe bouteille, plus prête que la dernière il y a déjà plusieurs années, bien qu'elle promette encore un long vieillissement. D'un classicisme d'école ...

2002 vintage

oak, red cherries, red florals, stemmy underbrush, earthy spice, raspberries, crushed minerals and a hint of soy. Vibrant mouthfeel, energetic and racy, spicy and tart red fruit upfront. Always love the aromatics, hate the price tag

2002 vintage

Decanted for 1 hour. Lovely mature nose with cooked red fruits, game and even caramel. Sexy mouthfeel, smooth and so easy drinking with the lovely Vosne spices. Great bottle. Perfect company on Christmas Eve.

2006 vintage

A surprice for Peter’s birthday at “No.2” It was clearly DRC spice and elegant Vosne wine. Outstanding and always a good thing to surprice a good friend , who taste it with much joy. Last bottle of the Vosne 1. Cru from 2008

2008 vintage

Thanks Siggy! Another fantastic treat tonight just a few days past my 65th Bday. Said to be a blend of all 6 Grand Cru vineyards this was without a doubt worthy of its pedigree! Lovely roses and underbrush on the nose. Stunning balance, purity and elegance on a supple rich and well fruited palate. Dark fruit, mineral, spice and more forest floor notes. I loved this and its been at least 10yrs since I've had any DRC so what a …

2006 vintage

The Triple Threat "165" Birthday Bash (65/60/40) (Minikahda Club, Mpls) : Medium dark red color plus. PNP, drank a glass over two hours. High pitched nose, deep dark red fruits, iron, mineral, vanilla bean, just a tiche of green on the nose too and a hint of banana. The palate shows cherry fruit, lots of iron, dense, less spice, earth, pine, somewhat sour dark red fruit, more medium bodied. Slightly firm tannins that relax as everything comes more together somewhat …

2006 vintage

The greatest 1er cru I have tasted. Without doubt, this is Grand Cru quality. I was served this blind and called Richebourg. Clear, medium ruby. Fruit and flroal aromas, especially strawberries and cherries. Medium sweet palate. Long finish. And utter delight. With air, some nuts and wood. Layered and complex. Balanced. Ready but should still improve. Shared by SW

1999 vintage

Served this time vis-avis La Tâche of the same year, and you do feel some of the same characteristics; the chalkyness and the airyness is here, it is very elegant, really embracing the year in the best possible sense. An old world wine, if I ever saw one. #IB

2008 vintage

Corked. There was a great wine underneath the taint but it was indisputably tainted. Such a bummer

1999 vintage

KYCellar December 2019 Tasting (HK) : More lush and weight with pure raspberry coulis, juicy and expansive without too much complexity. Clean and pristine.

2008 vintage

I was skeptical of some of the recent notes indicating this might be ready to go, but it is indeed in a good spot and has mellowed and shed its tannins much quicker than I would have figured possible. The aromas segue from green stems on opening to the classic Vosne cinnamon spice with more air. The fruit, which used to be so dark with an element of sur-maturite bordering on figgy, has mellowed into pale crimson tones with a …

2002 vintage

Wow this was really in the zone today. Very elegant and classic Vosne profile with enticing aromatics and excellent balance. It would be easy to drink a gallon of this in a sitting, there can never be too much of this delicious wine in the glass.

1999 vintage

Dinner at Scaramouch. Does it get better for 1er Cru? If it does I have not had it. Perfectly balanced dark fruit, almost floral and earthy at the same time. Seamless palate with long finish. Time to drink up.

1999 vintage

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