Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) Richebourg Grand Cru 2012 [NET] GROWER cinchona bark

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severe selection

The white is built on Grenache Blanc with Roussanne and a little Viognier

and few growers take it as seriously as Olivier Horiot

touch lightly

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) Richebourg Grand Cru 2012 [NET] GROWER cinchona barkRichebourg is a Grand Cru shared by several owners in Vosne Romane, and DRC's parcel typically yields a wine of velvety, voluptuous build, with some of the silken charm of Romane Conti and some of the firmness of La Tche. 2012 was a small but elegant vintage in Burgundy, marked by tight yields and exceptional balance. This Richebourg is vivid and arching in the glass, with notable minerality and a structural lift that the silkiness of texture nearly