Description
Arden Fine Wines in London offers DRC Richebourg 1996.
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Winemakers produce DRC Richebourg from Pinot Noir grapes grown in the Richebourg Grand Cru vineyard in Vosne-Romanée.
Wine enthusiasts widely regard this wine as one of Burgundy’s most legendary and collectible.
Moreover, it showcases depth, power, and elegance, along with notable aging potential.
The wine showcases an intense and deep colour, ranging from a velvety ruby to a darker, purplish-black, depending on the vintage and age.
The typical aromatic profiles feature notes of black fruits like black cherry, blackcurrant, and blackberry, along with spices, violet, and leather.
As the wine ages, older vintages develop complex aromas of forest floor, truffle, and liquorice.
Critics often describe the palate as full-bodied and intense, highlighting its powerful structure and impressive concentration of fruit.
Despite its power, reviewers praise the wine for its immense elegance and refinement.
Ultimately, DRC Richebourg ages beautifully, and great vintages can mature for several decades.
Furthermore, the vineyard lies in Vosne-Romanée, within the prestigious Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy.
Additionally, Richebourg features rich clay-limestone soils that contribute to the wine’s depth and complexity.
Finally, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti owns the largest share of Richebourg, controlling over half the total area.
According to DRC, Richebourg exhibits some of the “silky character of its neighbor Romanée-Conti and the firmness of La Tâche.”
They characterise it as a “sumptuous wine with power and stamina.”
DRC Richebourg 1996
The 1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) Richebourg is a prestigious Grand Cru red wine from the Vosne-Romanée commune in Burgundy, France.
The 1996 season in Burgundy was marked by a long, dry summer that produced grapes with record ripeness and exceptionally high acidity.
For DRC, this resulted in wines that were initially very hard they but have evolved with superb focus and stamina.
Indeed, the 1996 DRC Richebourg may even surpass its stablemate La Tâche in this specific vintage.
It has a complex bouquet of ripe black cherries, raspberries, and earthy notes of cinnamon, clove, and violets.
On the palate, it is full-bodied and intense, featuring an explosion of dark fruits like cassis and boysenberry, balanced by a sharp line of acidity and refined yet firm tannins.
Arden Fine Wines advised you to decant this bottle several hours (or even the morning of) before serving to allow the wine to soften and reveal its underlying flavours.
DRC produced 15,330 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg in 1996.
Stock remains limited due to the wine’s age and rarity.
