Domaine Romanee Conti Vosne Romanee Cuvée Duvault Blochet 1er Cru 1999 Bottle (75cl) ELA
The 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Vosne-Romanée Cuvée Duvault Blochet 1er Cru is a 100% Pinot Noir red Burgundy wine. Classified as a Burgundy Premier Cru, it bears the signature of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. The Wine Advocate awards it 90-92/100 and recommends drinking between 2003 and 2010. The review describes a ruby-colored wine with a bouquet of rose, violet, and red cherry, featuring a full and fresh palate, crisp red and black fruits, and a long, tannic finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Slightly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine de la Romanée Conti
- Cuvée
- Cuvée Duvault Blochet
- Millésime
- 1999
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.
Cuvée Duvault Blochet
Cuvée Duvault-Blochet is a Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru produced from declassified lots originating notably from young vines of the Domaine's grands crus. Depending on the documented vintages, its blend may also incorporate grapes from plots classified as Premier Cru. It is only produced when the Domaine has lots deemed suitable.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Homage to Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet, purchaser of Romanée-Conti in 1869 and ancestor of the de Villaine family.
- Position within the range
- Rare Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru, distinct from the plot-based grands crus that form the core of the range.
Histoire de la cuvée
The Domaine already used the name Cuvée Duvault-Blochet in the 1930s for wines coming from young vines. This historical designation was reintroduced with the 1999 vintage for a Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru coming from a second harvest carried out in the Domaine's grands crus, with the exception of Romanée-Conti. Other editions have since been produced intermittently.
