Description
Arden Fine Wines in London offers this DRC Grands Échézeaux 1978.
The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) produces the highly sought-after Grand Cru red Burgundy, Grands Échézeaux.
The DRC Grands Échézeaux vineyard is a 3.53-hectare parcel.
You can expect typical aromas of red and black fruits, such as cherries and raspberries, along with floral notes, earth, and spices.
As the wine ages, it evolves into more complex notes of musk, leather, fur, and mushroom.
The wine presents a harmonious balance of fruit, acidity, and refined tannins.
Wines from Grands Échézeaux typically command a higher price and exhibit greater complexity and structure.
In comparison to DRC’s Échezeaux cuvée, the wine from DRC Grands Échézeaux generally presents more complexity and harmony.
DRC Grands Échézeaux showcases extraordinary ageing potential, requiring you to wait at least four to five years.
DRC Grands Échézeaux 1978
The 1978 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru is a highly-coveted masterpiece.
It comes from one of the all-time benchmark vintages of the 20th century.
The 1978 growing season in Burgundy was a spectacular “miracle vintage.”
After a cold, dismal spring and an extraordinarily late summer that delayed grape development, autumn brought legendary weather with a warm, sun-drenched October.
This allowed for perfect, late-harvest phenolic ripeness balanced by incredibly high natural acidity.
Red Burgundies from 1978 are legendary for their monumental power, intense fruit concentration, and timeless longevity, with DRC’s Grands Échézeaux standing out as a breathtaking expression of this historic year.
Overall, DRC created 11,550 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échézeaux in 1978.
As a result, this vintage is very scarce now.
Are you looking to acquire a bottle for a collection or a gift, or do you need a comparison with other DRC vintages?
