I am sure it is heresy, but my first experience with DRC was not good. The wine was not balanced - tart and overpowering cherry. Maybe it needed to decant longer or maybe I just don’t have the right palate. I will hopefully get another swing at DRC, but I was disappointed with this one.
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Dog Year Wines (Yan, National Gallery, Singapore): Not the strongest La Tache by any stretch of the imagination, but this was still very pleasurable. I really liked this nose - a touch of honey and dried dates, sweet florals, shades of wood spice, a hint of leafiness in there, but otherwise this was just a lovely, sweet La Tache nose. The palate lagged behind somewhat unfortunately. This was a true 1994, with a rather leaner, less voluptuous feel than one would expect for a La Tache. There was still Grand Cru weight and persistence to it though, with attractive flavours of red cherries and sweet blueberries, then hints of wood spice and wildflowers, all trailing away into a nicely fresh finish. One could sense the structural ribs of the wine sticking out somewhat - with citrusy acidity and a chew of fine but firm tannins - but this was otherwise quite pleasant. About time to drink up though.
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Acker 2019/11 (Valcluse): 01924/18705. In complete honesty not giving much. Still very driven by terroir but light in all aspects compared to usual performances. NR
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Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chicago, IL): Tasted double blind. Both nose and palate show very good spice with good red fruit, nicely mature. Firm tannins slightly pronounced. Much better than another bottle from a year ago.
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11/13/2021 - apg23 wrote: 89 Points
I am sure it is heresy, but my first experience with DRC was not good. The wine was not balanced - tart and overpowering cherry. Maybe it needed to decant longer or maybe I just don’t have the right palate. I will hopefully get another swing at DRC, but I was disappointed with this one.
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8/26/2020 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Dog Year Wines (Yan, National Gallery, Singapore): Not the strongest La Tache by any stretch of the imagination, but this was still very pleasurable. I really liked this nose - a touch of honey and dried dates, sweet florals, shades of wood spice, a hint of leafiness in there, but otherwise this was just a lovely, sweet La Tache nose. The palate lagged behind somewhat unfortunately. This was a true 1994, with a rather leaner, less voluptuous feel than one would expect for a La Tache. There was still Grand Cru weight and persistence to it though, with attractive flavours of red cherries and sweet blueberries, then hints of wood spice and wildflowers, all trailing away into a nicely fresh finish. One could sense the structural ribs of the wine sticking out somewhat - with citrusy acidity and a chew of fine but firm tannins - but this was otherwise quite pleasant. About time to drink up though.
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11/21/2019 - hprphf wrote:
Acker 2019/11 (Valcluse): 01924/18705. In complete honesty not giving much. Still very driven by terroir but light in all aspects compared to usual performances. NR
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1/6/2017 - steinersing wrote: 91 Points
Good, soft, silky material. Nose quite timid, after 2 hours getting a bit more interesting with hints of hoisin and roses.
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1/24/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chicago, IL): Tasted double blind. Both nose and palate show very good spice with good red fruit, nicely mature. Firm tannins slightly pronounced. Much better than another bottle from a year ago.
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