∂ÙÔÈÌ·Û›· ÙˆÓ µ·ÚÂÏÈÒÓ ÛÙ· ÔÔ›·
Ì·›ÓÂÈ ÙÔ ÎÚ·Û› Ù˘ Ó¤·˜ ÂÛԉ›·˜.
∂À ∑∏¡
Preparation of the barrels in which
the new vintage will be placed.
™Ù·Ê‡ÏÈ ÔÈÎÈÏ›·˜ gamay.
Variety of Gamay grapes.
™Ù·Ê‡ÏÈ ÔÈÎÈÏ›·˜ Chardonnay.
Variety of Chardonnay grapes.
R omanée-C onti
The Most Expensive Wine in the World
∆Ô ÈÔ
∞Ì¤ÏÈ· µÔ˘ÚÁÔ˘Ó‰›·˜ ÙÔÓ ¯ÂÈÌÒÓ·
·ÎÚÈ‚fi ÎÚ·Û› ÙÔ˘ ÎfiÛÌÔ˘
A¶O T∏N / BY: PIERRE-MARIE DE SAINT-JULIEN
ª∂∆∞ºƒ∞™∏/TRANSLATION: IRINI ARCHOLEONTOS
Burgundy vines in the winter.
∫·Ï¿ıÈ ÁÂÌ¿ÙÔ Ì ÛٷʇÏÈ· pinot noir
Basket full of pinot noir grapes
™Ù·Ê‡ÏÈ ÔÈÎÈÏ›·˜ Chardonnay.
Variety of Chardonnay grapes.
µ¿Î¯Ô˜, 18Ô˜ ·ÈÒÓ·˜.
ªÔ˘ÛÂ›Ô ÙÔ˘ ÎÚ·ÛÈÔ‡
Ù˘ µÔ˘ÚÁÔ˘Ó‰›·˜.
∂À ∑∏¡
Bacchus, 18th century.
Burgundy wine
museum.
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™ÎËÓ‹ ∆Ú‡ÁÔ˘ ·fi ÙËÓ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›·
Moutiers-saint-Jean (12Ô˜ ·ÈÒÓ·˜).
Scene of the harvest from
the Moutiers-saint-Jean church (12th century).
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ÚÒÙÔ ÛÙÔÓ Î·Ù¿ÏÔÁÔ ·fi Ù· ÂηÙfi ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ Ô˘, ıˆÚËÙÈο, ı· Ú¤ÂÈ Î·Ó›˜
Ó· ‰ÔÎÈÌ¿ÛÂÈ ÚÈÓ ÂÁηٷÏ›„ÂÈ ÙÔÓ
Ì¿Ù·ÈÔ ÂÙÔ‡ÙÔ ÎfiÛÌÔ Â›Ó·È, Û‡Ìʈӷ Ì ÙÔ
·ÁÁÏÈÎfi Decanter (ÔÈÓÔÏÔÁÈÎfi ÂÚÈÔ‰ÈÎfi), ÙÔ
Romanée-Conti, ÙÔ Ó¤ÎÙ·Ú Ô˘ Ë ÙÈÌ‹ ÙÔ˘ ‰ÂÓ
¤¯ÂÈ Ù›ÔÙ· Ó· ˙ËϤ„ÂÈ ·fi ÂΛÓË ÙÔ˘ ¯Ú˘ÛÔ‡.
∞˜ ÛËÌÂȈı› fiÙÈ Ù· ÙÚ›· ·fi Ù· ‰¤Î· ÚÒÙ·
ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ «ÎÔÏ·Ṳ̂ÓÔ˘ ηٷÏfiÁÔ˘» ÚÔ¤Ú¯ÔÓÙ·È ·fi ÙÔ ÎÙ‹Ì· Romanée-Conti ¤Ó·Ó ·fi
ÙÔ˘˜ ·Ï·ÈfiÙÂÚÔ˘˜ ·ÌÂÏÒÓ˜ Ù˘ µÔ˘ÚÁÔ˘Ó‰›·˜ Ô˘ ÙÚÔÊÔ‰ÔÙÔ‡ÛÂ, ¿Ï·È ÔÙ¤, Ù· ÙÚ·¤˙È· ÙˆÓ ‚·ÛÈϤˆÓ Ù˘ °·ÏÏ›·˜. ∞ÏÏ¿ Î·È ÛÙËÓ
ÂÔ¯‹ Ù˘ ¢ËÌÔÎÚ·Ù›·˜ –Ù˘ ªÔÓ·Ú¯›·˜
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ÙÔ› Ô˘ ı· ÌÔÚÔ‡Û·Ó Ó· Û˘Óԉ‡ÛÔ˘Ó ¤Ó·
ÏÔ˘ÎÔ‡ÏÏÂÈÔ Á‡̷ Ì ÙÔ ÔχÙÈÌÔ ·˘Ùfi pinot
noir; (ÔÈÎÈÏ›· Îϛ̷ÙÔ˜ ÁÓˆÛÙ‹ ·fi ÙÔÓ ªÂÛ·›ˆÓ·) ª¿ÏÏÔÓ ÂÏ¿¯ÈÛÙÔÈ ·Ó Ï¿‚ÂÈ Î·Ó›˜
˘fi„Ë fiÙÈ ÙÔÓ πÔ‡ÓÈÔ ÙÔ˘ 2006 ¤Ó· ÌÔ˘Î¿ÏÈ,
ÂÛԉ›·˜ 1959, Ô˘Ï‹ıËΠ۠‰ËÌÔÚ·Û›·
¤Ó·ÓÙÈ 7.552 €.
ŸÙ·Ó οÔÙ ÚÒÙËÛ·Ó ÙÔÓ cardinal de Bernis
ÁÈ·Ù› ÙÔ ÎÚ·Û› Ô˘ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÔ‡ÛÂ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ
∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙ›· ‹Ù·Ó ¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ÈÔ ·ÎÚÈ‚¿, Ô ·ıÂfiÊÔ‚Ô˜ ÏÈÌÂÚÙ›ÓÔ˜-ηډÈÓ¿ÏÈÔ˜ ·¿ÓÙËÛÂ:
°È·Ù› ‰ÂÓ ı¤Ïˆ Ó· Ì ‚ϤÂÈ Ô ¶·ÓÙÔ‰‡Ó·ÌÔ˜ Ó·
οӈ ÁÎÚÈÌ¿ÙÛ˜. ∏ ·Ú¿‰ÔÛË ı¤ÏÂÈ ÙÔÓ Î·Ú‰ÈÓ¿ÏÈÔ Î·È Û‡Á¯ÚÔÓÔ ÙÔ˘ ∫·˙·Ófi‚· (Ô ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›Ô˜ Ì¿ÏÈÛÙ· οÓÂÈ ÏfiÁÔ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ de Bernis ÛÙËÓ
πÛÙÔÚ›· Ù˘ ˙ˆ‹˜ ÌÔ˘) Ó· ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈ› ¤Ó· ·fi
irst on the top-100 list of wines that one
has to taste during their life-time,
according to the British wine magazine,
Decanter, Romanée-Conti, is like nectar,
whose price is nothing short to that of gold. It
should be noted that three of the top ten wines
of thas list are produced in the Romanée-Conti
winery, one of the oldest in Burgundy, that
used to be the main supplier for the royal
cellars of France. Even nowadays, the age of
Democracy, who can, realistically, accompany
a meal with the precious pinot noir (a variety
known since the Middle Ages)? Very few can
enjoy such a privilege, considering that a bottle
of pinot noir of 1959 was sold for 7,552 € at
an auction, in June 2006.
When Cardinal de Bernis was once asked why
the wine he used for the Eucharist was one of
the most expensive, he answered blatantly:
Because I don’t want the Almighty to see me
grimace. Tradition has it that the cardinal, a
contemporary of Casanova (the latter mentions
the cardinal in his book Story of my Life) used
one of the most pricey Meursault, product of
Burgundy itself, a diamond in the rough
amongst white wines. The same cardinal, and
ambassador of the French Throne to Venice,
declared boldly once: I would choose paradise
for its good climate and hell for its good
company! Good company, naturally,
presupposes good wine. If we stretched this
philosophy to its extreme, we could deduce
that in hell – even a hell of an auction – one is
certain to find a few liters of the aforementioned rare red nectar.
National pride, state secret, intangible dream or
culinary superiority, the bottles of RomanéeConti that can be counted on the fingers of one
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Ù·Í›‰È· ÙˆÓ ÂÏÏ‹ÓˆÓ ÂÌfiÚˆÓ
ÛÙËÓ ª·ÛÛ·Ï›· Î·È ÙË ¡›Î·È·Ø ÔÈ
·ÌÂÏÒÓ˜ Ù˘ µÔ˘ÚÁÔ˘Ó‰›·˜
Â›Ó·È ÔÈ ·Ï·ÈfiÙÂÚÔÈ Ù˘ ∂ÛÂÚ›·˜. ∆Ô 1631 Ù· ·Ì¤ÏÈ· Ù˘
Vosne ·ÁÔÚ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È ·fi ÙËÓ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ· Croonembourg Ô˘ ÙÔ
1760 ·ÔÊ·Û›˙ÂÈ Ó· Ù· Ô˘Ï‹ÛÂÈ.
∏ ÒÏËÛË Ê¤ÚÓÂÈ ·ÓÙÈ̤وÔ˘˜
ÙËÓ Âڈ̤ÓË ÙÔ˘ §Ô˘‰Ô‚›ÎÔ˘ πEã,
¶ÚÔÂÙÔÈÌ·Û›· ÁÈ· ÙË ‰ÔÎÈÌ‹
ÙÔ˘ Romanée-Conti Ù˘ Ó¤·˜ ÂÛԉ›·˜.
Madame de Pompadour Î·È ÙÔÓ
Ú›ÁÎÈ· Louis-François de
Preparation for the tasting of
Bourbon-Conti, Ô ÔÔ›Ô˜ ÎÂÚ‰›˙ÂÈ
the new vintage of Romanée-Conti.
ÙË Ì¿¯Ë Î·È ¤ÎÙÔÙ ÛÙÔ ÎÙ‹Ì·,
Ù· ÈÔ ·ÎÚÈ‚¿ Meursault ÚÔ˚fiÓ Î·È ·˘Ùfi Ù˘
fiˆ˜ Î·È ÛÙÔ ÎÚ·Û›, ÚÔÛÙ›ıÂÙ·È ÙÔ «Ë¯ËÚfi»
ı·˘Ì·ÛÙ‹˜ µÔ˘ÚÁÔ˘Ó‰›·˜, «¤ÚÏ· Û¿ÓÈ·»
fiÓÔÌ· ÙˆÓ Conti.
ÌÂٷ͇ ÙˆÓ Ï¢ÎÒÓ. √ ÂÓ ÏfiÁˆ ηډÈÓ¿ÏÈÔ˜
∆Ô ÎÙ‹Ì· Î·È Ù· ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ ¤˙ËÛ·Ó ÙËÓ
Î·È ڤۂ˘ ÙÔ˘ °¿ÏÏÔ˘ ÕÓ·ÎÙ· ÛÙË µÂÓÂÙ›·
ÂÚÈ¤ÙÂÈ· Ù˘ °·ÏÏÈ΋˜ ∂·Ó¿ÛÙ·Û˘,
‹Ù·Ó ·˘Ùfi˜ Ô˘ ‰‹ÏˆÛ ·ÓÂÚ˘ıÚ›·ÛÙ·: £·
¤Ú·Û·Ó ·fi ¢ÁÂÓ›˜ Û ·ÛÙÔ‡˜ ·ÏÏ¿ ÌÂ
Â¤ÏÂÁ· ÙÔÓ ·Ú¿‰ÂÈÛÔ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ˆÚ·›Ô Îϛ̷
›ÛÌ· Î·È ˘ÂÚËÊ¿ÓÂÈ· ‰È·Ù‹ÚËÛ·Ó ÙÔÓ
ÙÔ˘ Î·È ÙËÓ ÎfiÏ·ÛË ÁÈ· ÙËÓ Î·Ï‹ ·Ú¤·!
·ÚÈÛÙÔÎÚ·ÙÈÎfi ¯·Ú·ÎÙ‹Ú· ÙÔ˘˜ Î·È ÙÔ
∫·Ï‹ ·Ú¤· fï˜ ÚÔ¸Ôı¤ÙÂÈ Î·È Î·Ïfi
fiÓÔÌ· ÙÔ˘ Ú›ÁÎÈ·. ∫·Ù¿ ÙË ¯ÚÔÓÈ΋
ÎÚ·Û›Ø ·Ó ÚÔ¯ˆÚÔ‡Û·Ì ÏÔÈfiÓ ÛÙ·
ÂÚ›Ô‰Ô 1946-1951 Ë Ê˘ÏÏÔÍ‹Ú·
¿ÎÚ· ÙÔÓ «ÊÈÏÔÛÔÊÈÎfi» ·Ú·ÏÔÁÈÛÌfi
¤ÏËÍ ٷ ÎÏ‹Ì·Ù· ÙÔ˘ Romanée-Conti
Ì·˜ ı· ÌÔÚÔ‡Û·Ì ӷ ηٷϋÍÔ˘ÌÂ
Î·È Ë ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ÙÔ˘ ÛÙ·Ì¿ÙËÛ ÂÓÙÂÏÒ˜
ÛÙÔ Û˘Ì¤Ú·ÛÌ· fiÙÈ ÛÙËÓ ÎfiÏ·ÛË
ÁÈ· Ó· ÍÂÎÈÓ‹ÛÂÈ ÌÂÙ¿ ·fi ÁÂÓÈ΋ ·Ó·Ó¤–¤ÛÙˆ Î·È ÎfiÏ·ÛË ‰ËÌÔÚ·ÛÈÒÓ–
ˆÛË. ¶¤Ú·Ó Ù˘ Û¿ÓÈ·˜ ÔÈfiÙËÙ·˜, Ô
Û›ÁÔ˘Ú· ı· ˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ÌÂÚÈο Ï›ÙÚ·
ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎfi˜ ¯·Ú·ÎÙ‹Ú·˜ ÙÔ˘ ÚÔÛ‰›‰ÂÈ Î·È
·fi ÙÔ Û¿ÓÈÔ ·˘Ùfi ÎfiÎÎÈÓÔ Ó¤ÎÙ·Ú.
ÙÔ Î‡ÚÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ «Ì˘ıÈÎÔ‡» ·Á·ıÔ‡ ηÈ
∂ıÓÈ΋ ˘ÂÚËÊ¿ÓÂÈ·, ÎÚ·ÙÈÎfi Ì˘ÛÙÈοÓÂÈ ÔÏÏÔ‡˜ Ó· ÙÔ ÔÓÂÈÚ‡ÔÓÙ·È…
Îfi, ¿È·ÛÙÔ fiÓÂÈÚÔ, Á·ÛÙÚÈÌ·ÚÁÈ΋
°ÂÌ¿ÙÔ ¯¿ÚË, ÂÍ·ÈÚÂÙÈο ÏÂÙÔÊ˘¤˜ ηÈ
ËıÈ΋ ˘ÂÚÔ¯‹, Ù· ÌÂÙÚË̤ӷ ÛÙ·
Ì fiÏ· Ù· ¯·Ú·ÎÙËÚÈÛÙÈο Ù˘ Á˘Ó·ÈΛ·˜
‰¿ÎÙ˘Ï· ÙÔ˘ ÂÓfi˜ ¯ÂÚÈÔ‡ ÌÔ˘Î¿ÏÈ·
ÎÔÌ„fiÙËÙ·˜ ÙÔ ÂÚȤÁÚ·„Â, Ô Aubert de
ÙÔ˘ Romanée-Conti –ÚÔÂÚVillaine, ¤Ó·˜ ·fi ÙÔ˘˜ ÛËÌÂÚÈRomanée-St-Vivant ¤Ó· ¿ÏÏÔ
¯fiÌÂÓ· ·fi ÙËÓ Î¿‚· Ù˘ ·fi Ù· ÂÚ›ÊËÌ· ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ Romanée. ÓÔ‡˜ ȉÈÔÎً٘ ÙÔ˘ ÎÙ‹Ì·ÙÔ˜ Ô˘
¢ËÌ·Ú¯›·˜ ÙÔ˘ ¶·ÚÈÛÈÔ‡ ηÈ
·Ú¿ÁÂÈ 3 Ì 6.000 ÌÔ˘Î¿ÏÈ·
Romanée-St-Vivant, another
·ÁÔÚ·Ṳ̂ӷ, ηٿ ¿Û·
Romanée-Conti ÂÙËÛ›ˆ˜. ∏ ÂÚÈÔfamous Romanée wine.
Èı·ÓfiÙËÙ·, ·fi ÙÔÓ ÚÒËÓ
ÚÈṲ̂ÓË ·Ú·ÁˆÁ‹ ˘Ô¯Ú¤ˆÛÂ
ÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ Ù˘ °·ÏÏÈ΋˜ ¢ËÌÔÎÚ·Ù›·˜ Jacques
ÙÔ˘˜ ȉÈÔÎً٘ Ó· ˘ÈÔıÂÙ‹ÛÔ˘Ó ¤Ó· Û‡ÛÙËÌ·
Chirac, ÙÔÓ Î·ÈÚfi Ô˘ ‹Ù·Ó ¢‹Ì·Ú¯Ô˜– Ô˘
ÂÚÈÔÚÈÛÌ¤ÓˆÓ ˆÏ‹ÛˆÓ. ŸÔÈÔ˜, Ì ¿ÏÏ·
Ô˘Ï‹ıËÎ·Ó Û ‰ËÌÔÚ·Û›·, ·ÂÙ¤ÏÂÛ·Ó ÁÈ·
ÏfiÁÈ·, ÂÈı˘Ì› Ó· Á¢ı› ÙÔ ÔχÙÈÌÔ Ó¤ÎÙ·Ú
οÔȘ ̤Ú˜ ÙÔ Î·˘Ùfi ı¤Ì· ÙÔ˘ Á·ÏÏÈÎÔ‡
ı· Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ·Ú·ÁÁ›ÏÂÈ ¤Ó· ÎÈ‚ÒÙÈÔ Ì ‰Ò‰ÂÙ‡Ô˘.
η ÂÎÏÂÎÙ¿ ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ ÎÙ‹Ì·ÙÔ˜ (LLa Tâche,
∆Ô ÎÙ‹Ì· Romanée-Conti ·Ú¿ÁÂÈ Ù·
Richebourg Î·È Romanée Saint Vivant) ÌÂٷ͇
Û·ÓÈfiÙÂÚ· Î·È ·ÎÚÈ‚fiÙÂÚ· ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿ ÙÔ˘
ÙˆÓ ÔÔ›ˆÓ ¤Ó· Î·È ÌÔÓ·‰ÈÎfi ÌÔ˘Î¿ÏÈ ı· ›ӷÈ
ÎfiÛÌÔ˘. ∆Ô 1232, 1,8 ÂÎÙ¿ÚÈ· ·Ì¤Romanée-Conti.
ÏÔ˘ ÂÚȤگÔÓÙ·È ÛÙËÓ Î·ÙÔ¯‹ ÙÔ˘
√ ÔÏ˘‚Ú·‚Â˘Ì¤ÓÔ˜ ÛÂÊ ÙÔ˘ Lucas Carton
·‚·Â›Ô˘ ÙÔ˘ Saint Vivant, Ù˘
(¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ηχÙÂÚ· ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈ· Ù˘ Á·ÏÏÈ΋˜
Vosne-Romanée (ÎÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·), ηÈ
ÚˆÙÂ‡Ô˘Û·˜), Alain Senderens, › Û ÌÈ·
ÔÈ ÌÔÓ·¯Ô› ·Ó·Ï·Ì‚¿ÓÔ˘Ó Ó·
‰È¿ÏÂÍ‹ ÙÔ˘ ˆ˜ ¤Ú·Û ÔÏfiÎÏËÚ˜ Ó‡¯Ù˜
Û˘Ó¯›ÛÔ˘Ó ÌÈ· ·Ú¿‰ÔÛË Ô˘
Í¿ÁÚ˘ÓÔ˜ ÁÈ· Ó· ηٷʤÚÂÈ Ó· ηٷϋÍÂÈ ÛÂ
¤¯ÂÈ ÙȘ Ú›˙˜ Ù˘ ÛÙÔÓ ¤ÎÙÔ .Ã
¤Ó· ÌÂÓÔ‡ Ô˘ ı· ÂÓ·ÚÌÔÓÈ˙fiÙ·Ó Ì ÙÔ ÂÓ ÏfiÁˆ
·ÈÒÓ· Î·È ÛÙÂÓ‹ Û¯¤ÛË Ì ٷ
ÎÚ·Û›. ªÂÙ¿ ·fi ÙË ‰‹ÏˆÛË ·˘Ù‹ Ù· Û¯fiÏÈ·
¤¯Ô˘Ó, ÓÔÌ›˙ˆ, ·Ï¿ Î·È ÌfiÓÔ, ı¤ÛË ÊÏ˘·Ú›·˜.
Chassgne-Montrachet
∞Ó fï˜ οÔÈÔ˜ ÌÔ˘ ¤ıÂÙ ÙÔ ÂÚÒÙËÌ· ÁÈ·
¤Ó· ·fi Ù· ηχÙÂÚ· ÏÂ˘Î¿
ÙÔ ÓÂÚfi Ô˘ ¤ÁÈÓ ÎÚ·Û›, ÌÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ Â˘ÏÔÁ›·
Ù˘ µÔ˘ÚÁÔ˘Ó‰›·˜.
ÙÔ˘ πËÛÔ‡ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÂÓ ∫·Ó¿ Á¿ÌÔ˘˜, ı· ··Chassgne-Montrachet
ÓÙÔ‡Û· ·ÓÂÈʇϷÎÙ· ˆ˜ ÂÚfiÎÂÈÙÔ ÁÈ·
One of the best white Burgundy
Romanée-Conti !
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hand, coming from the cellar of the Paris City
Hall - possibly bought by the former President of
the French Democracy Jacques Chirac when he
was Mayor- were sold at an auction and were
on the spot light of the French media for days.
The Romanée-Conti estate produces some of
the rarest and priciest wines worldwide. In
1232, 1.8 hectars of vines came to the
possession of the Saint Vivant Abbey of the
Vosne-Romanée county and the monks took it
upon them to continue a tradition that had its
roots in the 6th century B.C. and a close
relationship with the Greek merchants traveling
to Marseille and Nice. The Burgundy vineyards
are the oldest ones in Hesperia. In 1631, the
vineyard of Vosne was bought by the
Croonembourg family, who decided to put it on
sale in 1760. That sale created a dispute
between Louis IV’s mistress, Madame
De Pompadour, and the prince Louis- François
de Bourbon-Conti, who won the argument and
added the noble name of the Conti’s to the
name of the estate and the wine.
The estate and the wine survived the French
Revolution and passed from the hands of the
nobility to the hands of the bourgeoisie but,
proud and stubborn, always managed to
maintain their aristocratic character and pride
as well as the prince’s name. Between 1946
and1951, the Romanée-Conti vineyards were
infested with phylloxera and production
stopped altogether, to begin again after
complete restructuring. Besides its rare superior
quality, its historic character adds to the wine
the quality of a legendary commodity and
makes many wine connoisseurs dream of it…
Aubert de Villane, one of the current owners of
the estate described the wine as graceful,
exceptionally delicate and with all the
characteristics of feminine elegance. Today, the
estate produces three to six thousand of
Romanée-Conti bottles annually. Limited
production has obliged the owners to adopt a
system of limited sales. In other words,
whoever wishes to savor the precious nectar
should order a case of twelve assorted bottles
by the estate (LLa Tâche, Richebourg and
Romanée Saint Vivant) among which there will
be a single bottle of Romanée-Conti.
Alain Senderens, the award-winning chef of
Lucas Carton (one of the best restaurant of the
French capital) said at a keynote speech that
he spent six sleepless nights to decide on a
menu that would be a good match for the rare
wine. This statement tops any other comment.
If one asked me about the water that Jesus
turned into wine at the Kana wedding, I would
answer without reservation that it must have
been Romanée-Conti.