Appellations
Grand Cru · Côte de Nuits
Romanée-Conti
Vosne-Romanée · red · 1.8
One point eight hectares, one owner, and the most expensive wine in the world.
Under the vines
Mid-slope limestone with a shallow clay fraction, on a gentle gradient in the centre of the block.
In the glass
Perfumed and silken with extraordinary persistence; power without weight.
Why it sits here
A monopole of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, producing around 5,000 bottles a year.
Commonly misread
Its name. Romanée-Conti, La Romanée and Romanée-Saint-Vivant are three separate grands crus.
Names worth knowing
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (monopole)