I bought eight bottles of this at auction for 15 each a little while ago. I intended on holding them a bit, but with money tight, I decided to tap into one of them this week.
The name on the bottle should be enough to cause the nether regions of any Burgundy lover to tremble, as this is the personal domaine of Aubert de Villaine, one of the coowners of Domaine Romanee-Conti, considered by many to be the finest wine producer in the whole of the Cote d'Or. DRC, whose bottles regularly sell for prices in the thousands, and up to five digits per bottle for older wines that have been properly stored. That is, if you can even find them. The relative scarcity of their wines doesn't help with the price at all.
But here is something you could have for a fraction of that, made by the same hands that make one of the wine worlds treasures...
2009 A. et P. de Villaine "Les Clous" 12.5% abv.
c- very light, close to water gold with green hints.
a- white flowers, mineral, lemon zest, orange zest, nut, vanilla.
f- smooth creamy mouthfeel. mineral, peach, lemon and lemon zest. light nut. light vanilla or marshmallow in finish. M+ mouth with m finish.
90
Pretty darn good. Even at a retail of 30 (suggested by winesearcher.com), I would buy this again. And yes, my nether regions are tingling.
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