Romanée-Conti
⏳ Drinking Window
2029 - 2067
🍷 Vintage Profile
The 2017 growing season in Vosne-Romanée began with an early budbreak and a rapid, trouble-free flowering in late May, avoiding the destructive late-spring frosts that ravaged the prior vintage. A warm, dry summer with moderate heat spikes allowed the biodynamically farmed parcel to develop physiological ripeness without excess sugar accumulation, while intermittent August showers preserved vibrant natural acidity. Harvest commenced under dry, sunny conditions in early September, yielding pristine whole-cluster fruit marked by fine-grained, silken tannins and striking aromatic definition. Viewed internationally as a classic, supple vintage with immense immediate charm, this wine enters its prime drinking window by 2026 and possesses the structural equilibrium to cellar effortlessly through 2045.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, roasted pheasant
✨ Technical Specifications
The 2017 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru emerges from the legendary 1.81-hectare monopole that has defined Burgundian excellence for centuries. Following the devastating frosts of 2016, the 2017 growing season brought a welcome return to normalcy, characterized by a warm spring and a sun-drenched summer that allowed the Pinot Noir grapes to achieve perfect phenolic ripeness with remarkable balance. Grown on the vineyard's iconic brown limestone and clay soils, the fruit was harvested by hand and vinified using traditional whole-cluster fermentation. The wine was then aged in 100% new French oak barrels. The 2017 vintage is celebrated for its ethereal, floral bouquet, silky texture, and an astonishingly long, mineral-driven finish that captures the pure, aristocratic essence of this sacred parcel.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti stands as the quintessential summit of fine Burgundy. While monastic cultivation on these Vosne-Romanée slopes traces back to the thirteenth century, the modern estate was consolidated in 1869 when Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet acquired the revered Romanée-Conti parcel. Today, co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy/Roch families and steered by Bertrand de Villaine and Perrine Fenal, the domaine encompasses roughly 28 hectares devoted almost entirely to Grand Crus. Rooted in iron-rich Bajocian limestone and nutrient-dense clay marls, the vineyards benefit from gentle east-facing inclinations and dedicated horse-plowed cultivation. Having implemented organic methods since 1986 and achieving full biodynamic certification in the 2000s, DRC emphasizes microscopic yields, rigorous massale selection, and whole-cluster native yeast fermentation. Maturation in custom new French oak yields wines of supernatural depth, precision, and longevity. Benchmark cuvées—above all the monopoles Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, alongside Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Grands Échezeaux, and Échezeaux—embody pure aromatic nuance and timeless, aristocratic grace.
🍇 Grapes
100% Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13.5%