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Lot #408. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti 1979

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 94 JG.
"Given how brilliantly the ’79 DRC Richebourg showed several months later, I have to wonder if the Romanée-Conti would have even been more impressive if it had not been poured at a very big tasting where the bottle was not decanted. My gut instinct is that this wine probably deserves a couple more points if treated gently. The ’79 Romanée-Conti is absolutely stunning . . . as the wine is in full bloom and as expressive as one could ever ask it to be. The refined and perfumed nose offers up notes of raspberry, strawberry, woodsmoke, heather, ginger, tea leaves, orange peel, sous bois and a cedar. On the palate the wine is medium-full, complex and intensely flavored, with excellent focus and depth, sound acids, and a long, pretty, complex and tangy finish. Outstanding middleweight." John Gilman, View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2006, Issue #4
Provenance: The Tower Cellar
Notes: 4.5cm, lightly adhesive stained capsule, nicked capsule, partially exposing cork, lightly torn and very lightly scuffed label, #000227.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $8,500

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