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2004 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg Grand Cru
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Critics Scores
Wine Enthusiast
Smoky aromas set the scene for a complex, fascinating wine. Like so many 2004s, it is striking for the purity of its fruit. And if there is a hint of green in the tannins, this certainly doesn’t do the wine any harm. It’s more that it shows how much time it needs to mature. Aftertaste is fresh. (RV)
Stephen Tanzer
Deeply pitched aromas of cassis, earth and truffle ('underground aromas while the Romanee-Saint-Vivant is more ethereal,' says Villaine). Fat and broad in the mouth, with a strong earth-and-rocks character. Doesn't show quite the lift of the RSV but this is even sweeter. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins.
John Gilman
The nose is primary, but still pure and beautifully focused, offering up a mélange of cherries, raspberries, red plums, minerals, floral tones and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, deep and tight, with ripe tannins, good intensity, and fine grip on the long, beautifully tangy finish. Even a bit more than the Romanée-St.-Vivant, the new oak pinches this wine from the mid-palate back, and still needs some time to be fully absorbed into the body of the wine. I am sure this will be excellent with bottle age, but today, it is the Grands Echézeaux that steals the show and lands firmly in third place behind the La Tâche and Romanée-Conti.
Wine Spectator
This is aromatic, revealing Asian spices and sandalwood. A less opulent Richebourg, yet plump in the context of the DRC '04s, offering red and black cherry, rose and a hint of black pepper flavors. Kicks into gear on the finish, with a long, spicy aftertaste.
Burghound.com
An intensely floral nose is composed of red and black fruit aromas that are nuanced and beautifully elegant though there is a noticeable herbal tea character that some may find more than they care for. There is excellent punch to the powerful, focused and intense middle weight plus flavors that possess outstanding precision and minerality on the still muscular finish that delivers strikingly good length. This is still very tight and firmly structured though not so much that it couldn't be enjoyed now though if you're tempted to open a bottle I would strongly suggest giving it an hour of aeration first. Tasted twice in the last year with consistent notes.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Slightly deeper colour than RSV. A very expressive nose with more fruit intensity. Cherry, wild strawberry, cigar box and a touch of damp earth. Something slightly Pauillac-like about it! A stern, medium-bodied palate, cohesive and focused, conservative with notes of dried blood, iron amongst the red fruits. Broody, masculine finish with just a light sprinkle of white pepper. Again, there is a stalky quality in the background. A second bottle is similar but more sensuous and feminine. (NM)
Burghound
An intensely floral nose is composed of red and black fruit aromas that are nuanced and beautifully elegant though there is a noticeable herbal tea character that some may find more than they care for. There is excellent punch to the powerful, focused and intense middle weight plus flavors that possess outstanding precision and minerality on the still muscular finish that delivers strikingly good length. This is still very tight and firmly structured though not so much that it couldn't be enjoyed now though if you're tempted to open a bottle I would strongly suggest giving it an hour of aeration first. Tasted twice in the last year with consistent notes.