Richebourg Grand Cru Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1955
6 bottles (6x75cl) Red

About Richebourg Grand Cru Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1955
6 bottles (6x75cl)

Tasted at The Sampler as part of their icon series of wines, the 1955 Richebourg Grand Cru is a pleasant surprise. The color is commensurate with its age, with broad bricking at the rim, its pallid hue belying a surprisingly vivacious bouquet with wild hedgerow, dried orange rind and rusty nails. Leaving it to open for a couple of minutes there is an unexpected minty scent. The palate is light, but balanced, with a smooth, harmonious entry. Still fresh and yet elegiac, the frayed finish is tender and a little hard, having lost its Richebourg robustness many moons ago. But there is something beguiling about this wine and I suspect a perfect bottle would be quite astonishing. Drink now.

Food and wine pairing

Beef - Veal - Game (deer, quail) - Poultry

Features and characteristics