2012 DRC Echezeaux Grand Cru

2012 DRC Echezeaux Grand Cru Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, or DRC as it is commonly known, is easily Burgundy's best-known and most collectible wine producer. Based in the Burgundy village of Vosne-Romanée, the domaine sells wines from eight different grand cru vineyards that span the length of the Côte d'Or. The most famous comes from the eponymous Romanée-Conti vineyard, and on average is the most expensive wine in the world. Not as consistently well-regarded as its "grander" neighbor, Grands-Echézeaux, the considerably larger Grand Cru Echézeaux still boasts a range of top-tier producers with plots on its land. Echezeaux is a grand cru vineyard covering the slopes above the Clos de Vougeot vineyard in the Flagey-Echézeaux commune of Burgundy's Côte de Nuits. Like its famous neighbor, it is considerably larger than most grand cru vineyards, spanning nearly 40 hectares (100 acres) of land. Echezeaux wines, made exclusively from Pinot Noir, are on the full-bodied end of the Burgundy spe