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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) Échézeaux Pinot Noir 2005
The 2005 Echezeaux delivers ravishingly sweet, high-toned aromas of black raspberry, maraschino, marzipan, marmalade and iodine. It saturates the palate with sweet, ripe fruit and inner-mouth perfume, while introducing layers of fresh meat and shrimp-shell minerality. The texture is amazingly creamy and polished, and the long, refined finish adds an alluring hint of mocha. Superb saturation of ultra-ripe fruit but with freshness; remarkable concentration yet elegance, lift, indeed near weightlessness: this is 2005 at its best. The temptation to drink this in its early years will, I suspect, be irresistible ... let's hope so anyway. It would be a shame for this beauty to be locked away as a collectible, even if it is capable of long-aging. Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Fraser McKinley 
Dense and weighty and unfortunately served a little too warm which seemed to bring the wood to the fore. A very impressive bottle nonetheless - 2005
Dense and weighty and unfortunately served a little too warm which seemed to bring the wood to the fore. A very impressive bottle nonetheless - 2005
9.4
Nico J. Snyman
Classic '05 intensity but with the defining noblesse of the producer, not too many '05's are this expressive & giving, but that's why you pay the price for greatness.
Classic '05 intensity but with the defining noblesse of the producer, not too many '05's are this expressive & giving, but that's why you pay the price for greatness.
9.9Antoine Amiot-Servelle
Production Domaine Amiot-Servelle
First DRC wine
First DRC wine
9.7
Andrew Cullimore
From magnum. Medium deep garnet . Lovely rose tinged nose , a bit earthy but delicate red fruit focused with lots of finesse . Not a big wine by any means but with lovely roundness and elegance . Soft rounded tannins and balanced acidity. Good length and energy. A real triumph for a much maligned vintage . Drink from now and over the next 10 years.
From magnum. Medium deep garnet . Lovely rose tinged nose , a bit earthy but delicate red fruit focused with lots of finesse . Not a big wine by any means but with lovely roundness and elegance . Soft rounded tannins and balanced acidity. Good length and energy. A real triumph for a much maligned vintage . Drink from now and over the next 10 years.
9.3
Desmond Echavarrie
Master Sommelier, Senior Wine Advisor Soutirage
Perfectly balanced. Bursting with Red fruit. Incredible mid-palate density!
Perfectly balanced. Bursting with Red fruit. Incredible mid-palate density!
Vijay Parikh
With an hour of air the nose is simply overpowering with a classic DRC taste profile! Simply loved it!
With an hour of air the nose is simply overpowering with a classic DRC taste profile! Simply loved it!
9.6
Alvaro Bustillos
40 años mazf
40 años mazf
10
Stan W
A touch barnyard/straw over powers fruit. Still asleep. Give time.
A touch barnyard/straw over powers fruit. Still asleep. Give time.
9.2
Neil Hamill
A special dinner for turning 40. This wine was the star. Transformative, floral, violets, mushrooms, dried cherry...blah blah blah. You can taste the horses as they walk the rows. The sun on the vine. The essence of the grape. Pure terroir....
A special dinner for turning 40. This wine was the star. Transformative, floral, violets, mushrooms, dried cherry...blah blah blah. You can taste the horses as they walk the rows. The sun on the vine. The essence of the grape. Pure terroir....
10Neil Hamill
Celebration of success, simply magnificent
Celebration of success, simply magnificent
10
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