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97 WA.
"Broader-shouldered and ampler than the Romanée-Saint-Vivant, the 2016 Richebourg Grand Cru unfurls in the glass with a lavish bouquet of cassis, dark plums, candied peel, potpourri, Asian spices, peonies and smoked duck. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and expansive, with considerable depth and dimension at the core, and a gourmand, almost fleshy profile that marries beautifully with its cool, precise fruit tones and its velvety structuring tannins. This is a superb Richebourg that to my palate surpasses the 2015 rendition." Wine Advocate Interim, Jan 2019 |