1961 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru

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It was an outstanding evening of fine food, fine wine and even finer friendship. Medlar delivered yet again, not just in terms of the impressive standard of cooking that complemented these bottles with aplomb, but particularly the sommelier team that handled all these bottles with care, skill and all-important smiles.

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My previous Cellar Favorite was the 1961 Latour-à-Pomerol. This follow-up was born in the same year, but is perhaps even more outrageous: the 1961 Romanée-Conti. (I will endeavor to contribute something more down to earth next time, though no guarantees.) I rarely encounter mature bottles of the most deified Burgundy on the planet. It took 15 years as a professional before I could claim to have imbibed Romanée-Conti that was not either prenatal in barrel or just bottled. This bottle of 1961 was actually a contribution to La Paulée from Aubert de Villaine himself, hence no number on the label. Of course, the vintage is more famous in Bordeaux, while in Burgundy 1962 has a higher reputation. That said, my experience of 1961s from the Côte d’Or has been generally very positive, including a 1961 Savigny-lès-Beaune tasted but 12 hours earlier. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti was owned by Pauline and Lalou Bize-Leroy (25% each) and the other half by Aubert’s father, Henri de Villaine, when this wine was created, whilst the great André Noblet was weaving his magic in the cellar.

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This truly once in a lifetime tasting of wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti was one of many highlights of last year’s Villa d’Este Wine Symposium, which was held from November 6-9 on the picturesque, idyllic shores of Lake Como in Italy.

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