Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s Montrachet stands as one of the rarest and most revered expressions of Chardonnay in the world, rooted in a legacy that stretches back centuries within Burgundy’s most hallowed ground. While the Domaine is synonymous with its legendary Pinot Noir grands crus in Vosne-Romanée, its tiny parcel of Montrachet—just over 0.6 hectares acquired in the early 20th century—represents a masterclass in white Burgundy. Farmed biodynamically and produced in minute quantities, DRC Montrachet embodies the pinnacle of precision, terroir transparency, and age-worthy structure. Its importance in Burgundy is profound: it proves that the same uncompromising philosophy that defines the Domaine’s reds can elevate Chardonnay to an equally transcendent level, setting a benchmark for purity, power, and longevity that few wines on earth can rival.
2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "Aromas of crisp green pear, citrus oil, mandarin, fresh pastry, clear honey and oak vanillin introduce the 2017 Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied, deep and textural wine that's voluminous and powerful but incisive, with racy structuring acids and a long, chalky and elegantly honeyed finish. "If we had tried to conceive of the ideal Montrachet, we might have imagined something like this," admits Bertrand de Villaine, and the 2017 certainly numbers among the finest renditions of this iconic bottling over the last decade and beyond."
2021 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet
Tastingbook - "The 2021 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet is a wine of extraordinary purity and finesse, shaped by one of Burgundy’s most challenging, cool-climate vintages. It opens with a strikingly refined and multilayered bouquet—white peach, Comice pear, and citrus blossom rising from the glass, followed by lemon zest, crushed chalk, and cool limestone minerality. With air, the aromatic profile deepens into acacia honey, fresh hazelnut, white tea, and subtle spice, all carried by a distinctly mineral thread. On the palate, it is silky and luminous, beginning almost delicately before expanding with quiet authority—layered with pear, nectarine, and Meyer lemon, energized by vibrant, high-toned acidity. The structure is crystalline and precise, driven by a profound saline, chalk-laced minerality that carries through an exceptionally long, seamless finish. More about finesse than sheer power, the 2021 is a “weightless” yet intensely expressive Montrachet—classical in style, built on tension, clarity, and terroir transparency, with the pedigree to evolve gracefully for decades."
