The 2014 Richebourg Grand Cru was picked on 20 & 21 September at 29.75 hectoliters per hectare. This has a gorgeous, flamboyant, vivacious bouquet with blossoming red cherries, crushed strawberry, less undergrowth scents compared to the showing in barrel, replaced by pressed rose petal notes. There is wonderful delineation & exuberance here. The palate is medium-bodied with a lively, spicy, white pepper-tinged entry, just a faint hint of black truffle tincturing the dark berry fruit. There is superb backbone & density here, a Richebourg delivering on its promise from barrel, plus it comes armed with an extraordinarily long aftertaste that evokes marine-like images, something wild & estuarine. While not as flattering as the Romanée-Saint-Vivant at the moment, just wait ten years. 1,160 cases produced. Drink Date: 2020-2050 (Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate#229, Mar 2017, 96 Pts)
The 2014 Richebourg Grand Cru is a wine from the soil. Here there are fleeting glimpses of woodland & mulch-like undergrowth, something almost autumnal that infuses the very pure black & red fruit. The palate is very harmonious, even more so than the Romanée-Saint-Vivant, woven with extremely fine tannins. It is extremely focused & it fans out theatrically on the finish. It is a testament to how much the domaine has improved their Richebourg in recent years. It should be stunning once in bottle. Drink Date: 2018-2045 (Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate#222, Dec 2015, 95-97 Pts)
