DRC 2015 Assortment Collection

There are many reasons why Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) is widely considered the greatest wine producer in the world. One of these reasons is that DRC only makes wines from grapes grown in Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy. There are only 33 total Grand Crus (the top quality designation for the region), to put this in context, there are 684 Premier Crus (one notch below Grand Cru in Burgundy’s quality hierarchy). Eight of the 33 Grand Crus are specifically designated to make white wines, while the remaining 25 sites focus on red. With wines featured from six different Grand Cru sites, this collection offers the opportunity to own a share in a wine from over 20% of all red Grand Cru sites in Burgundy and 85% of all DRC red wines produced in 2015.

DRC’s exclusive focus on Grand Cru vineyards limits production due to yield restrictions enforced by the appellation and quality control enforced by DRC itself. With such limited supply, allocations of DRC are extremely difficult to receive, and often allocations consist of only a single three-pack or even a single bottle! This reality means that assortment packs are in exceptionally high-demand, as they represent the only opportunity many collectors will have to acquire more than one DRC bottling from a certain vintage in their original wooden crate (OWC). The OWC is an important element when considering condition and provenance, as these boxes are only available directly from the producer. Due to the additional assurances of provenance, wines sold in OWC often command a premium on the secondary market (read more on provenance on our blog).

Building on the fact that this collection features wines exclusively sourced from Grand Cru vineyards, packaged in a rare 9-pack OWC, and made by one of the top producers in the world, it is that these wines hail from one of the best Burgundy vintages in recent decades. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate rated the vintage as a 98, tied for the best in the last 50 years, joining only the legendary 2005 vintage and 2019. The vintage also garnered praise from famed Burgundy critic “Burghound” and from Aubert De Villaine, proprietor of DRC at the time, who both commented on the high quality of the fruit and the wines from the vintage.

Putting all of this information into perspective, wines from Burgundy are currently the hottest and most sought after in the world, with the Liv-ex Burgundy 150 up 49.6% YTD. The individual wines in this collection, with their sterling pedigree of producer, vintage, and Grand Cru vineyards, propelled the wines in this collection to grow 49.22% in value YOY. This performance further demonstrates that DRC is a benchmark for the region and affirms that this collection is, in fact, a rare opportunity that stands out among so many high-performing wines from Burgundy, and the wine world at large.

At the time of writing, this nine-pack assortment is the only 2015 DRC nine-pack on offer in the world that includes two bottles of La Tâche and Richebourg. The other available options include two bottles of DRC Corton Rouge, instead, which is considered to be a lesser Grand Cru than La Tâche and Richebourg. This limited availability, combined with Burgundy’s momentum in the market and DRC’s global fame, make this collection an excellent blue chip to add to your wine investment portfolio.

*Inside Burgundy, Jasper Morris MW