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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 1999 La Tache (Monople)
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

I knew this wine had some time to go before reaching a drinking window, but wanted to show a wine that is coming to that point in a few years. Also knew that the various components and attributes would be favorably demonstrated.

Deeper in color than the 2000; much more pronounced on the nose as well; penetrating and intense aromas of deep spicy fruit, with the floral components showing more demonstrably along with some toasty oak; these aromas became even more intense after another half hour in the glass; enters with some massive fruit coating the mouth and moving to the back of the palate – very deep; still elegant, harmonious, but quite powerful; sweet edged dark cherry, with a pleasing kind of tanginess; persistent fruit keeps coming in droves backed by soft tannins and a nice level of acidity; finish runs out and stays there a long time, boasting deep cherry fruit and spiciness; long, long, with my palate screaming for another mouthful once this eventually subsided. It is close to being ready, I think, but still needs more time to round out a few edges and become a complete wine. It is truly remarkable, with a full complement of extremely attractive attributes – such a powerhouse but with a subtlety on the palate that says delicate and seemingly in full harmony. I wrote down “How does a wine get that good?”

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