Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée Saint Vivant Grand Cru Marey-Monge 2009

«As is usually the case, here the nose is even more elegant and prettier with a highly perfumed, layered, and relatively high-toned aro matic profile that is quite floral along with offering up notes of oriental tea and exotic spice on the mostly .... Pinot fruit scents. The detailed and ultra-refined flavors are crystalline in their purity and while they don't have the robust power of the Grands Échezeaux, there is notably more finesse and even a bit more overall length on the mildly austere finish. It's hard to capture mouth feel in words but think of lacy and silky textured flavors that possess a truly fine grain and you'll have a good idea about the palate impression of the '09 RSV. In a word, brilliant.»

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