Romanée Conti (0.75 L)

NM:Lucid ruby colour. Always the most difficult to assess young. The nose is all purity and elegance rather than power. Violets and plums. There is a note of wood that will be integrated in the next year which also comes through on the palate. Still very tight and backward. Ripe cherry and cranberry. Good acidity with an endless finish. Needs a good 15+ years. (576 cases produced) Tasted February 2002.