When to drink a La Romanée?
Burgundy · indicative values: the producer, the vintage and storage conditions come first.
La Romanée
Red: the drinking window
Recommended ageing: 12 to 35 years after the vintage.
For example, a 2020 La Romanée drinks best between 2032 and 2059, with a peak plateau around 2041-2054.
Vintage by vintage
A great year outlives an average one: the window moves with the vintage. The most recent rated years in Burgundy, applied to the ageing for La Romanée given above.
| Vintage | Rating | Drink |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Good | 2035–2058 |
| 2022 | Great | 2034–2061 |
| 2021 | Average | 2032–2051 |
| 2020 | Great | 2032–2059 |
| 2019 | Outstanding | 2032–2061 |
| 2018 | Great | 2030–2057 |
| 2017 | Great | 2029–2056 |
| 2016 | Great | 2028–2055 |
| 2015 | Outstanding | 2028–2057 |
| 2014 | Great | 2026–2053 |
| 2013 | Good | 2025–2048 |
| 2012 | Great | 2024–2051 |
The full history, back to the older vintages: Red Burgundy.
How to read this window
Before the window opens, the wine is in its youth: fruit dominates, tannins or acidity can feel stern. During the peak plateau, everything falls into balance: this is the moment ageing prepares. Beyond it, the wine slowly declines: nothing unsafe, but the emotion fades. These are general benchmarks for the appellation, not a verdict on your bottle.
Curious where these numbers come from? The method is published in full: five levels from the estate down to the grape, corrected by the vintage and the bottle format.
From the same region
Other appellations in Burgundy, each with its own window:
- La Grande Rue
- Corton-Charlemagne
- Montrachet
- Chevalier-Montrachet
- Bâtard-Montrachet
- Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
- Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
- Morey-Saint-Denis
What about your bottles?
Caviste computes this window for every bottle in your cellar: photograph the label, the sheet fills itself in (estate, vintage, appellation) and the app tells you when a bottle reaches its peak. Discover Caviste.
