Romanée-Conti controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2010
Vineyard extortion and herbicide attack
An extortionist threatened to destroy the vineyard by poisoning it unless one million euros was paid. Two vines were killed with herbicide as proof. Authorities conducted a sting operation that led to an arrest; an accomplice was sentenced to eight months in prison, while the principal suspect later died by suicide in custody.
1945
Counterfeit risk surrounding the 1945 vintage
The very small production of the 1945 vintage contrasts with the far larger number of bottles later traded under that designation. Reports also identify large formats that were not filled by the domaine, making the vintage a prominent example of fine-wine forgery risk.