GRANDS ECHEZEAUX 1971 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI |

Grands Echézeaux 1971 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, Grand Cruu. 3cm, damp-stained label, capsule previously cut to reveal fully branded corkA pure Guerlain scent on the nose. Enormous sweetness and luscious liquorice. Decadent, gamey taste. Sweet, candied violets. Astounding. At a blind tasting, I first thought it was Grands Echézeaux and then changed to Richebourg as it was 'much too good for Grands Echézeaux'! I also thought it was a 1978 as it was so gamey. A second bottle was even younger, almost like 1985! Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 941 bt (cn)Estimates are per lot