I was quietly blown away by the sheer quality of this bottle of 1979 Echézeaux from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. It has an indescribably elegant and refined bouquet that has the depth one would have expected from de Villaine's Richebourg, for example. There are copious dark berry fruit mixed with black truffles and girolle, undergrowth scents developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin. There is plenty of depth and dimension to this grand cru, with real precision on the finish. A quite magical example of the supposed "lowliest" grand cru from the domaine in a lowly vintage. I'll take this any day!