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Billionaire’s Row behind Vosne-Romanée

by Dan Ma 29/04/2021

The sea of green you see in front of you is arguably some of the most prestigious patches of vines in the world, right in the heart of Burgundy.

Vosne-Romanée: La Rominée (far left, near, 0.84ha) and Les Richebourgs (far left, far, 8ha).
La Rominée-Conti (left-center, near, 1.8ha) and Romanée Saint-Vivant (left-center, far, 9.5ha).
La Grand Rue (center, near, 1.4ha) and Les Gaudichots and La Tâche (center, far, 6 ha).
Town of Vosne-Romanée in the far distance.
Aux Malconsorts (right, near; 1er Cru) and neighbouring Nuits-Saint-Georges (far right).

From left to right:

  • La Rominée (far left, near, 0.84ha) and Les Richebourgs (far left, far, 8ha)
  • La Rominée-Conti (left-center, near, 1.8ha) and Romanée Saint-Vivant (left-center, far, 9.5ha)
  • La Grand Rue (center, near, 1.4ha) and Les Gaudichots and La Tâche (center, far, 6 ha)
  • Village of Vosne-Romanée in the background
  • Aux Malconsorts (right, near; 1er Cru) and neighbouring Nuits-Saint-Georges (far right)

As you can see, these tiny parcels are all very close together! Also, Nuits-Saint-Georges is but a stone’s throw away and it’ss actually quite hard to spot the border. Though wineries are acutely aware of this and are lightning quick to point out, the Appellations of Les Damodes, Aux Boudots and Au Bas de Combe in Nuits-Saint-Georges border on Vosne-Romanee and offer great Premier Cru wines at a tiny fraction of their rockstar neighbour.

So keep an eye out for these, and pick some up slightly smug in the knowledge that you paid about about 1/5000th of the price of a wine from a few yards away.

Romanée-Conti

Domaine de la Romaneé-Conti and cross

Tucked away behind the rustic buildings of Vosne-Romanée lies the most valuable 1.8 hectares of vines in the world. With nothing to give it away apart from a small stone plaque and pristine, bonzai-manacured rows of Pinot Noir vines, Romaneé-Conti is the grandest of Grand Crus in the commune, and produces arguably the finest and most expensive wine in the world.

For us mere mortals who can’t afford the average US$20,000 price tag (at a recent auction, a 1945 sold for over $550,000!), this place has become a bit of a Mecca for wine lovers, with travellers around the world converging on this remarkably unassuming (understandably so), sacred patch of land.

Perfectly manicured rows of vines in the Domaine de la Romaneé-Conti

Owned exclusively by Domaine de la Romaneé-Conti, only around 5,600 bottles are made a year, thanks to low yields due to the old vines and aggressive pruning. No chemicals or machinery here, everything is done by hand and horses, to minimise the impact of the precious soil.

Famous children’s author Roald Dahl described it as (appropriately) “an orgasm at once in the mouth and in the nose.” Sadly, I am not worthy enough to have tried the wine, instead having to sip as I write my lowly Nuits-Saint-Georges made just a stone’s throw up the road (literally!), so will humbly take pictures and dream that like these vines, one day I will realise my potential.

PS: The economics of a Romanée-Conti wine

While we’re talking about Romaneé-Conti, the economics of the world’s most expensive wine are mind boggling. Doing some rough maths, with an average price of US$20,000 a bottle, means that this single bunch of grapes ripening nicely at the vineyard in this picture is worth around $2,000. That’s around $33 per grape!

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