2023 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanee-Conti Grand Cru 1x750ml

Vinous 99

The 2023 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru was picked on September 11 at 37.7 hl/ha. It is probably predictable and perhaps nauseating for me to write that in almost 30 years of tasting Romanée-Conti at this primordial stage, it ranks as one of the best. It is blessed with a mesmerising bouquet that gains complexity in the glass, mainly wild strawberry and raspberry, Earl Grey sat in its china cup a bit too long, hints of damp autumn leaves and a pinch of white pepper-all delivered with stunning delineation. The palate is medium-bodied, not powerful, utterly refined, perfectly pitched acidity with a transparency that is unrivalled within the Côte d’Or. Astonishing length. You can feel this lingering a minute after you swallow the wine (you don’t really think I used the spittoon?) It builds in an amazing crescendo with a sense of effortlessness. 8,100 bottles produced. [Neal Martin, 02/01/2026]

Anticipated maturity: 2030-2070