The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti or DRC is one of the most prestigious wine estates in the world mostly in Vosne-Romanée on the road of the Grands Crus in the vineyard of the Côte de Nuits sub-region of the burgundy vineyard. We will talk a bit about this domain called the clos: la Romanée-Conti.

We are leaving the field of «classic» wine and we are entering a bit into that of art. Indeed even empty bottles containing wines from one of the renowned vintages are sought after. The Domaine is mythical and arouses all desires.

To get wine things get complicated. The domain operates under allocation. First, you have to prove yourself and then you have the chance to be on this famous list of recipients. If we have the chance to buy them at the estate, we do not pay the bottles as expensive as on the market or they are subject to speculation immediately when it passes the gates of the estate.

The purchase of the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée Conti from the official importers of the DRC also guarantees the authenticity of the wines.

Romanée-Conti is a vineyard of Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru for red wine in the sub-region Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, in France. The Pinot Noir that we discussed in a previous article is the main grape variety but there is also chardonnay in very small quantities for white wine. 

It is located in the municipality of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopoly of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which takes its name from this vineyard. The world’s best-known grand cru, Romanée-Conti, borders La Romanée to the west, Richebourg to the north, Romanée-Saint-Vivant to the east and La Grande Rue to the south.

The wines of the vineyard are among the most sought after and most expensive in the world. For the anecdote the bottle sold the most expensive in the world is a Romanée-Conti 1945. It was sold at a modest price of $558,000. The bottle was sold by the famous auction house: Sotheby’s.

Romanée-Conti is one of the greatest wines in the world and the most perfect as well as the most expensive in Burgundy… With a powerful bouquet of violet mixed with a cherry perfume, a bright and deep ruby color, a sweetness of exceptional finesse. The wine of the estate has been highly appreciated for centuries. In 1780, the archbishop of Paris declared it “velvet and satin in bottles”.

After his few words about the most prestigious and coveted Grand Cru in the world, next week we will talk about the domain in its generality and the other treasures it possesses.

Romanée-Conti is one of the greatest wines in the world and the most perfect as well as the most expensive in Burgundy… With a powerful bouquet of violet mixed with a cherry perfume, a bright and deep ruby color, a sweetness of exceptional finesse. The wine of the estate has been highly appreciated for centuries. In 1780, the archbishop of Paris declared it “velvet and satin in bottles”.