Domain Romanee Conti Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 1959 Bottle (75cl)
The 1959 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échezeaux Grand Cru is a red Burgundy wine originating from the Vosne-Romanée appellation and the Grands Échezeaux parcel. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it is crafted from 100% Pinot Noir by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. The Wine Advocate awards it 95/100 and suggests a drinking window between 1969 and 2029. Critics describe a deep, ample wine with mellow tannins, driven by generous fruit and a smooth texture.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine de la Romanée Conti
- Parcelle / Cru
- Grands Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine de la Romanée Conti
The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is situated in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte-d’Or. Operated by the Société Civile du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, it comprises Grand Cru plots in the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune, including the monopoles of Romanée-Conti and La Tâche. It is owned in equal shares by the Gaudin de Villaine and Leroy-Roch families.
- Owner
- Familles Gaudin de Villaine et Leroy-Roch, réunies au sein de la Société Civile du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
- Maître de chais
- Alexandre Bernier
- Surface (ha)
- 30.74 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 80 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The history of the Romanée-Conti vineyard dates back to the Priory of Saint-Vivant, founded in the early 10th century, which owned land in Vosne during the Middle Ages. The future vineyard was known as the Cros des Cloux before being leased in perpetuity to Claude Cousin in 1584. It then passed to Jacques Venot in 1621, and subsequently to the de Croonembourg family; the name ‘Romanée’ first appears in historical records in 1651. In 1760, Louis-François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, acquired the Romanée, with which his name remains associated. The vineyard was confiscated during the French Revolution and subsequently sold at auction in 1794. Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet bought La Romanée-Conti in 1869 and merged it with other wine-growing estates he already owned. Following a series of family transfers, the Société Civile du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti was incorporated on 31 July 1942, when Henri Leroy acquired Jacques Chambon’s shares. The estate acquired La Tâche in 1933, vineyards in Montrachet in 1963, and became the tenant of Romanée-Saint-Vivant Marey-Monge in 1966, before the partners acquired it in 1984. It also took on a lease for 2.2746 hectares of Corton in 2008, then entered into a sharecropping arrangement for 2.9132 hectares of Corton-Charlemagne in 2018. Since 2021, the estate has been co-managed by Bertrand de Villaine and Perrine Fenal; Alexandre Bernier oversees the cellar and winemaking.
Grands Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
Les Grands Échezeaux form a physically distinct climat in Flagey-Echézeaux and a Grand Cru appellation producing exclusively red wines. Facing east, the terroir is a continuation of Musigny along the north-south axis of the Côte and features a relatively regular topography. It lies at an altitude of around 250 meters on clay-limestone soils covering a Bajocian limestone slab, with a 3 to 4% slope.
- Vineyard commune
- Flagey-Echézeaux
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name is thought to derive from "chesaux", a Gallo-Roman term designating a group of dwellings, probably an old hamlet.
- Exposure
- East (levant)
- Altitude
- 250 m
- Slope
- 3 to 4%
- Soil
- Relatively homogenous clay-limestone soils
- Subsoil and geology
- Bajocian limestone slab, Jurassic geology
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 3.526000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- owner
Histoire de la parcelle
The vineyard is presented as a foundation of the Abbey of Cîteaux dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries, much like neighboring Échezeaux and Clos de Vougeot. The Grand Cru appellation d'origine contrôlée was established on July 31, 1937.
