S otheby’s is delighted to continue its autumn sale season with the our second December offering, Landmark DRC | 1990 to 2010 | + More. The sale opens with two DRC assortment cases from the iconic 1990 vintage. Thirty consecutive DRC lots ensue with vintages 2005, 2009 and 2010 heavily represented. The sale closes on an eclectic note with rarities from Liger-Belair, J.F. Mugnier, Château Rayas and Heitz Cellars. Perfectly-timed for the holiday season, this sale is not to be missed!
The Domaine, as it is known, is iconic. Much more important, it also produces the most extraordinary wines in Burgundy - and it has been doing so for a long time. The generations responsible for the Domaine change, but the terroir remains. And these are very special vineyard parcels indeed, married to meticulous care and philosophy leading to low yields and healthy, ripe grapes, at whatever cost. From the 1990s, vineyard policy has been organic, with co-owner Aubert de Villaine monitoring everything with his usual attention to detail. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines evolve and develop dimensions in a way that resembles a mosaic – points of bouquet and flavor making up a harmonious whole that becomes more beautiful as it unfolds in the glass. Yes, these are hedonistic wines and yes, they are not like any other. The trick is in capturing what these remarkable plots of vines can give and letting them express themselves through minimum intervention and enlightened nurturing.
Please see below for individual vineyard descriptions.
– SERENA SUTCLIFFE, MW
Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD
Estimate: 14,000 - 19,000 USD
Estimate: 22,000 - 32,000 USD
Estimate: 20,000 - 40,000 USD
Estimate: 12,000 - 17,000 USD
Estimate: 14,000 - 19,000 USD
Estimate: 15,000 - 22,000 USD
