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98 Wine Spectator
A slightly vegetal note suggests flowers and cherries. The cherry theme continues in the mouth, with spices and herbaceous notes, showing purity and refinement. Excellent length. Could be the wine of the vintage.—Non-blind 2002 DRC tasting (February 2005). Best from 2015 through 2040. –BS
98 Wine Spectator
A slightly vegetal note suggests flowers and cherries. The cherry theme continues in the mouth, with spices and herbaceous notes, showing purity and refinement. Excellent length. Could be the wine of the vintage.—Non-blind 2002 DRC tasting (February 2005). Best from 2015 through 2040. –BS
90 Robert Parker
The 2002 Romanee-Conti sports a nose of orange zests, stones, herbs, and violets. Its delicate, light to medium-bodied character opens to reveal silky layers of black cherries, black currants, fresh herbs, and roses. Firm, unresolved tannin can be detected in its lengthy finish. Projected maturity: 2009-2018.
90 Robert Parker
The 2002 Romanee-Conti sports a nose of orange zests, stones, herbs, and violets. Its delicate, light to medium-bodied character opens to reveal silky layers of black cherries, black currants, fresh herbs, and roses. Firm, unresolved tannin can be detected in its lengthy finish. Projected maturity: 2009-2018.
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Domaine de la Romanée Conti
Not only the most iconic domaine in Burgundy, but also possibly in France and even in the world. With a monopoly of the two greatest vineyards - Romanée-Conti and La Tâche - and with a generous handful of some others within Vosne-Romanée and beyond, it secured its revered position all while being completely discreet and even modest. It is co-owned by the Villaine and Leroy-Roch families, with Aubert de Villaine guiding the ship since 1974. But it can trace its roots back to the 13th century, when its first vines were planted by the monks of Saint-Vivant. They have been organic since the 1980s and biodynamic since the 1990s. They are also undoubtedly the most famous domaine in the region that uses (and has always used) whole cluster fermentation, an established technique that was eschewed by Henri Jayer, but has inspired many others in recent years. Allen Meadows, arguably the most knowledgeable Burgundy expert and critic in the world, has only given one wine a perfect score - the 1945 Romanée-Conti.