Domaine de la Romanee Conti is co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy/Roch families, the former successors to Jacques-Marie Duvault Blochet who bought the vineyard of La Romanée Conti in 1869, the latter since acquiring the shares of other descendants of Duvault-Blochet in 1942. The Domaine is today run by Aubert de Villaine and Henri-Frederic Roch. Many people in Burgundy just refer to ‘DRC’ as “the Domaine”.
The domaine has 25 hectares of vineyards, all Grand Crus. As well as the the 1.8 hectare monopole La Romanee Conti, the Domaine purchased its other monopoly, La Tache, in 1933, along with significant holdings in the grand crus of Richebourg, Romanee St Vivant, Grands-Echezeaux, Echezeaux and Le Montrachet at various points in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Domaine is the largest owners of each of the red wine grand crus.
DRC Marc de Bourgogne 1992
$3,610.00
A brandy spirit produced from the marc, or specifically the grape seeds and skins remaining after the grapes are pressed (ie, there’s no must or juice) it is fermented and then aged in barrel for several years in the domaine’s cellars. There are usually three or four barrels of ‘marc’ as well as ‘fine’ ageing. The 1992 was bottled at 20 years of age last July and released early 2013. It is extremely rare, very powerful and incredibly complex.
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