Appellations
Grand Cru · Côte de Nuits
Richebourg
Vosne-Romanée · red · 8
The most opulent of Vosne's grands crus, north of Romanée-Conti.
Under the vines
Deeper and richer than its neighbours, with more clay and a gentler slope.
In the glass
Broad, velvety and sumptuous; the one people reach for words like 'voluptuous' to describe.
Why it sits here
Shared between around ten owners, so producer choice matters more here than in the monopoles.
Commonly misread
That richness means early drinking. Richebourg is opulent and still needs fifteen years.
Names worth knowing
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Leroy, Anne Gros, Méo-Camuzet, Grivot