Is it a little boring to showcase the same wines at the start of each year? It can be, but provided there is method to this ‘madness’ then we can remain relatively content. When we talk of the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, it is not so much… Read More

The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a very discreet operation; you won’t find the trappings of fame, reputation or ostentation; the domaine’s smart but unpretentious buildings reflect the understatement and even humility of its public face – Aubert de Villaine – only the doorbell gives the game away. Once past… Read More

Of the various Domaine de la Romanée-Conti tastings I’ve enjoyed, I would say that the one run by Martel, agents for the Domaine in Austria and Switzerland, seems to be about the best. Anyone who is a customer of Martel could attend – they just need to pay the… Read More

Subtitled: Marvelous Montrachet Always nice to have a second bite at the cherry, particularly when the cherries concerned are the wines of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. This tasting was admirably run by Martel; agents for the Domaine in Austria and Switzerland. And what a tasting it was. Around… Read More

. . . . the purest expression of pinot noir? There was something of the doctor’s waiting room, or maybe people huddled together in a moving lift – old acquaintances were greeted with the merest nod of recognition but few words. Actually it was a little more reverential than that,… Read More

These were the now well-worn words of Henry Renaudot and Joseph Durand, dated 6th July 1794; two experts appointed by the revolutionary government of France to report on the vineyard then named ‘Romanée’, later to take the name Romanée-Conti. The aim of the report was to achieve the best possible… Read More