ROMANEE CONTI 1988 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI |

Romanée Conti 1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, Grand Cruu. 2x3cm, 1x4.5cm, BT#'s 05639-#05650, labels stamped with small green circular mark on the bottom left corner, capsules slightly corrodedVintage started 28 September (32 hl/ha). Deep colour, crimson, has lost blue notes. Glorious nose of black cherries; heather and all of the maquis on the nose - imposing. Taste: youthful, very good balance of fruit, tannin, acidity. Tannins less camouflaged than in '89 - more apparent - wonderful raspberries on the palate. Chewy. A keeper. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 9712 bts (owc)Estimates are per lot