Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘Lightening color at the rim. A moderately secondary infused and strikingly elegant nose exhibits a variety of dried floral elements with classic Vosne spice nuances on the mostly red berry aromas. The supple and gorgeously textured flavors possess an abundance of sappy dry extract and excellent persistence on the sleek, refined and beautifully detailed finale. There isn't the unmatched complexity of the finest vintages, but this is a superb '07 that is sufficiently close to its apogee even in the large format bottle that it could reasonably approached now. 2024+’ - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 94/100 (Nov 2022)

‘Kudos to the person who proffered no less than a bottle of 2007 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru for a La Paulée. Are you honestly telling me that selling it would have been better than sharing it with friends? Anyway, it is pure Pinoté on the nose with ethereal transparency, touches of iron filings and cracked black pepper loitering in the background. Wonderful perfume. The palate is perfectly balanced and glides across the senses, exerting a gentle grip on the finish. Hints of blood orange infuse the red fruit, not long but so tender. Gorgeous. Tasted at the La Paulée in Beaune. 2023-2048’ - Neal Martin, Vinous, 95/100 (Nov 2022)

'Delivers beautiful perfumed aromas of rose, sandalwood and spice. All silk, class and finesse, this red is concentrated yet detailed and just keeps unfolding with incredible length and sweetness. -- Non-blind 2007 DRC tasting (February 2010). Best from 2014 through 2032.’ - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, 96/100 (Aug 2012)

‘I have never been treated to such a profusion of floral perfume from this legendary site as rose over the glass of 2007 Romanee-Conti. Hyacinth, rose, gladiola, and iris are underlain by scents of moss-covered, damp stone, wild ginger, and diverse tiny red fruits. “Romanee-Conti c’est le nez,” remarks de Villaine of this almost ethereal Pinot. The contrast with the more fleshly La Tache could not be more dramatic. But this doesn’t pull back on its silken-textured palate, either – far from it: along with persistent inner-mouth profusion of floral perfume come savory, irresistibly juicy raspberry and pomegranate as well as an impression of marrow-rich, multi-boned meat stock. A wafting, wave-like finish harbors the sort of exhilarating sheer refreshment one looks for in white wine, and a kaleidoscopic interchange of colorful floral, spice, fruit, carnal, and mineral elements such as few wines of any sort can deliver.’ - David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate, 96/100 (Jun 2010)