1985 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg Grand Cru

A truly great wine. Amazing concentration, brimming with focused cherry, plum, smoke and cinnamon flavors, all tied together into a harmonious package that keeps echoing and changing with every sip. Beautifully smooth but firm on the palate, it has the uncanny feeling of power with no weight, only mass. *Top 100 Wines of 1988* (HS)

Quite a mature hue with a distinct tawny rim. Another inescapably pellucid nose with brilliant definition. Amazing minerality, oyster shell notes with a touch of damp earth. Just soars from the glass. The palate is focused, harmonious with filigree tannins. Simply caresses the palate. Not a powerful wine and there hardly seems any oak on it. A little sweeter than the RSV 1990. The finish is incredibly long with a hint of white pepper and bacon fat. An incredibly fine wine that is only just getting into its stride. (NM)