La Romanée, Grand Cru vineyard in Vosne-Romanée, France

La Romanée is a vineyard in Vosne-Romanée that grows on clay and limestone soils, producing refined Pinot Noir wines in the Côte de Nuits region. The parcel sits in a narrow valley where the natural slope gives the grapes ideal growing conditions.

The climat was already known in the Middle Ages, and a 1512 declaration by the monks of Saint-Vivant records the clos at Vosne. Its six parcels, then called Aux Échanges, passed through sales and inheritances; General Louis Liger-Belair bought them between 1815 and 1826 and in 1827 had them registered as one parcel, La Romanée. The AOC was created by decree on 11 September 1936.

The name La Romanée was registered for the six combined parcels in 1827, and the AOC was created by decree on 11 September 1936. The wine is a monopole of Comte Liger-Belair, sold for decades through négociants such as Henri Leroy, Bichot and Bouchard Père & Fils. A stone marker inscribed "LA ROMANÉE" stands at the edge of the path by the vines.

La Romanée is a private monopole of Comte Liger-Belair, not a site with public visiting hours; the 0.845-hectare parcel lies on a 12% slope west of the path separating it from Romanée-Conti. The stone marker inscribed "LA ROMANEE" stands at the path edge, where a low wall and field are visible. Access to the vines is not open to visitors, so the marker and surrounding paths are what can be seen from outside.

This is the smallest Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy and also the most compact officially protected appellation in all of France. The tiny size means only very limited quantities are produced each year, making bottles particularly rare and sought-after.