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1999 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France

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Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $15,141   From: $14,288   To: $15,993

Search Rank 9 What is search rank?
Over all vintages, this was the 9th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year. Search rank last month: 8th

Score: 98. When to drink: 2006 to 2020
The Wine-Searcher score of 98/100 is calculated from the following wine critic scores:
Critic Score When to drink
97/100    
20/20    
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Price History for 1999 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru
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Grape Variety: Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is the red wine grape of Burgundy, now adopted (and feverishly studied) in wine regions all over the world. The variety's elusive charm has carried it to all manner of vineyards, from western Germany and northern Italy to Chile, South Africa, Australia, and perhaps most notably California and New Zealand. It is the patriarch of the ‘Pinot’ family of grape varieties – so called because their bunches are similar in shape to pine cone (pinot in French). Other members of this family are Pinot Gris, ... more


Region Hierarchy
  • Romanee-Conti wine region

    Romanee-Conti is a Grand Cru vineyard site (and corresponding appellation) of the Cote de Nuits sub-region of Burgundy. One of six Grand Cru sites in the village of Vosne-Romanee, the vineyard is the only one to be bordered on all sides by other Grand Crus.

    The vineyard was originally part of a larger site known by its 17th-century owners (the de Croonembourg family) as La Romanee. The -Conti suffix was appended when the Prince of Conti - a cousin of King Louis XV - acquired the land a century later. It is claimed that the Prince reserved the wines from this vineyard exclusiv ... more

  • Vosne-Romanee Grand Cru wine region

    Vosne-Romanee is a small village in the Cote de Nuits sub-region of Burgundy, which is home to no fewer than six Grand Cru sites: La Grande Rue, La Tache, Richebourg, ... more

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