Tasting Notes
Vinous 95/100
The 2006 Richebourg Grand Cru has a wonderful blackberry, brine and slightly peppery nose, the stem addition maybe a little more tangible than I would have expected. It coalesces in the glass, scents of black tea emerging with time. The palate displays an effortless balance, the fine tannins framing layers of black fruit with veins of blue. The sappiness comes through on the second half that is poised and satisfyingly long. Superb. Tasted at Hide restaurant in London.
Anticipated maturity: 2019-2045
JancisRobinson.com 18.5
Sweeter and more fragrant fruit than the Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux. Already charming and enchanting. But there is still a little tight pepperiness to it. Markedly fresh, delicate in the mid palate but then a cloaked power on the finish. Very long, silky but firm tannins, like reinforced silk. (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2016-2030
Robert Parker 93
The Domaine’s 2006 Richebourg leads with ripe, bright red fruits and smoked meat; fills the palate with sweet fruit concentrates and abundant, fine tannin, while tart notes of fruit skin, bitterness of cherry pit, and bittersweet vanilla lend counterpoint and invigoration; and finishes with striking suggestions of smoked and roasted meat as well as crushed stone and iodine. What starts out suggestive of sweetness and light, turns dark and brooding. If you don’t find that too depressing a metaphor to contemplate, and if you have patience (and, naturally, the requisite budget), this should be seriously worth revisiting from around 8-15 or more years of age.
Anticipated maturity: 2009-2024
