Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru 2021

Tasting Notes

On release, the Grands Echézeaux shares the somewhat pale hue of the Echézeaux, yet it is aromatically richer, with more sweet pomegranate fruit on the initial attack. While still noticeable, the cask ageing is well-integrated, and the wine is more substantial and longer than its neighbour on the palate. The domaine protected parts of the vineyard with candles, which helped the yield and delivered a lusher result despite being picked a week earlier. This wine impresses even more now than it had out of barrel. Picked 23 September. Drinking window: 2030-2070. (Charles Curtis, MW,decanter.com,March 13, 2024)