Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru 2002, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
A monumental red for technical precision and universal charisma. The aromatic profile alternates between ripe red fruits and extremely refined tertiary and mineral notes. On the palate, it is dense, savory, and characterized by a masterful balance between the strength of the tannin and the grace of the sip. A display of style that represents the pinnacle of world winemaking.
Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru 2002, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
The Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru 2002 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a monument to Burgundy, a wine that transcends the concept of a drink to become pure emotion. If Échézeaux is considered the 'junior,' Grands Échézeaux represents its aristocratic evolution: deeper, more structured, almost solemn in its expression of the terroir. The 2002 vintage, considered one of the best in the past twenty years for the Côte de Nuits, produced a wine with a moving aromatic layering. On the nose, it is a concert of rare elegance: crisp notes of wild red berries, candied cherry, and violet blend with deep hints of oriental spices, white moss, noble leather, and a mineral trail that evokes iron-rich soil and autumn forest undergrowth.On the palate, it is sumptuous and three-dimensional; the entry is broad, dominated by dense, noble tannins that are now perfectly silky, stretching towards a savory, endless finish with an interminable aromatic persistence, characterized by an aristocratic balsamic freshness.
TECHNICAL PROFILE
· Producer: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
· Origin:Francia
· Blend: Pinot Noir
· Denomination: Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru AOC
· ABV: 13.5%
· Vintage: 2002
FOOD PAIRING
· Woodcock with truffle, Venison in grand veneur sauce, Rare washed-rind cheeses, Duck with figs
Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru 2002, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
The Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru 2002 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a monument to Burgundy, a wine that transcends the concept of a drink to become pure emotion. If Échézeaux is considered the 'junior,' Grands Échézeaux represents its aristocratic evolution: deeper, more structured, almost solemn in its expression of the terroir. The 2002 vintage, considered one of the best in the past twenty years for the Côte de Nuits, produced a wine with a moving aromatic layering. On the nose, it is a concert of rare elegance: crisp notes of wild red berries, candied cherry, and violet blend with deep hints of oriental spices, white moss, noble leather, and a mineral trail that evokes iron-rich soil and autumn forest undergrowth.On the palate, it is sumptuous and three-dimensional; the entry is broad, dominated by dense, noble tannins that are now perfectly silky, stretching towards a savory, endless finish with an interminable aromatic persistence, characterized by an aristocratic balsamic freshness.
TECHNICAL PROFILE
· Producer: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
· Origin:Francia
· Blend: Pinot Noir
· Denomination: Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru AOC
· ABV: 13.5%
· Vintage: 2002
FOOD PAIRING
· Woodcock with truffle, Venison in grand veneur sauce, Rare washed-rind cheeses, Duck with figs
