Description
DRC Romanée-St-Vivant 1998 from Arden Fine Wines in London.
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Romanée-Saint-Vivant is a Grand Cru vineyard for Pinot Noir red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy.
This vineyard is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée.
It takes its name from the Abbey of Saint Vivant, which in Medieval times owned several vineyards among the Vosne-Romanée Grands Crus.
There are several different vineyard owners in Romanée-Saint-Vivant today, although Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is the largest.
- In 1966, the last member of the Marey-Monge family leased the remaining 5.28 hectares to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.
- Then they gave them an option to be first buyers if the vineyard would come up for sale.
- In 1988, the Neyroud family bought the vineyard, which they had inherited from Ms Marey-Monge.
- Wine from the time when Domaine de la Romanée-Conti leased it, rather than owned it, also has the name Marey-Monge on the label.
The Domaine produces only Grand Cru wines, including this Romanée-Saint-Vivant, made from their 5.28-hectare plot.
DRC Romanée-St-Vivant 1998
The 1998 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) Romanée-St-Vivant is a classic expression from a vintage that was generally very good but required careful winemaking due to a difficult growing season.
It has a spicy nose with layers of ripe cherries, violets, redcurrants, and dark fruits.
Secondary notes include leather, mint, dried herbs, and earth.
On the palate, it is medium-bodied with a “big-boned” structure and robust tannins that have softened over decades of aging.
Overall, it has a seductive, silky texture with balanced acidity.
In 1998, DRC produced, specifically, 13,026 bottles of Romanée-St-Vivant.
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