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Lot #508. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet 1989

Description: Consists of 2 Bottles, 0.75L
Score: 99 RP.
"Not surprisingly, this is another awesome example from the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. If pure, honeyed thickness and glycerin are what you are looking for, there is not a more concentrated Chardonnay produced in the world. The only thing I have ever seen from the new world that approaches a wine such as this in nectar-like richness were the 1978 and 1980 Chalone, but that winery has now resorted to making much lighter, more commercially-oriented products. There is nothing commercial about this 1989 Montrachet. If you have $500 to spend, here is a bottle that will offer an awesome nose of honeyed, buttery, apple fruit, intertwined with aromas of smoked nuts and toasty new oak. In the mouth, it is almost greasy because of its extraordinary viscosity, thickness, and richness. The finish is explosive . . . . This wine may merit a perfect score in 5-10 years, but currently, it is slightly less ethereal than the 1986 was at a similar period in its evolution." Wine Advocate #79, Feb 1992
Provenance: The Tower Cellar
Notes: 2 x 5cm, 1 nicked capsules, 1 lightly scuffed, 1 scuffed, 1 lightly wine stained and 1 marked label, #00410, 00415.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $11,000

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