2007 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-St-Vivant Grand Cru

The 2007 RSV is equally refined and perfumed on the nose, as it soars from the glass in a beautiful blend of raspberries, coffee, cherries, a touch of cocoa, blood orange, great minerality and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is fullish, deep and rock solid at the core, with beautiful focus and balance, fine-grained tannins, tangy acids and simply profound intensity and grip on the very long backend. A stellar vintage of Romanée- St.-Vivant. (JD) 94+

There is a wonderful sense of transparency on the nose here: raspberry leafy, chalky elements coming through; dried autumn leaves and dewy morning lawn. There are less herbaceous elements here that on other crus. The palate displays a supple entry, quite understated at first but certainly expanding in the glass. Very fine backbone. The bottle in November at the domaine was leafier but four months later it has a lovely rounded, silky finish with pure red cherries, raspberry and wild strawberry struck through with wonderful minerality. This is fare prettier and more alluring that the Richebourg at this stage. (NM)