La Tache and '96 Champagne

Atlanta
Tasted Friday, November 4, 2022 by shifter with 233 views

Flight 1 - Arrival (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Flight 1 (4 Notes)

Flight 3 - Flight 2 (4 Notes)

  • 1976 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Decanted and filtered to remove cork bits. Great acid with some fruit remaining. Bright and crisp and very enjoyable. Best near the beginning as additional time did not improve and would have been better if we hadn't had to decant it so early to remove the cork pieces.

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  • 1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Pop and rest. WOTN. Incredible nose, bursting from the glass. Palate was clean and balanced with fruit and acid in tow. So many layers and so, extremely sexy. Sexy beyond sexy. You just can't get that layer from Cali Cab.

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  • 1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Pop and rest. Deep and dark. Lots of depth and deep fruit, but opened up over time to reveal a very enjoyable balance. Needs lots of air right now, but is incredibly enjoyable with spice and dark fruit.

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  • 1988 Vigot-Battault Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Gaudichots

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

    Quick decant. Interesting to try this unicorn. Tastes nothing like the LT next to it, but clearly a quality wine. Lots more cherries, less spice and tastes quite young actually. Would be hard to pick this out of a lineup as Vosne, it was almost more like a Chambertin.

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Flight 4 - Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Pop and rest. WOTF. Many had the '01 as favorite here, but I really enjoyed this bottle. Dark and brooding, but a sensual depth and lots of balance. I went back to this bottle all night long for just another sip as it really held on for hours and hours of enjoyment.

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  • 2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Pop and rest. Beautiful and balanced. Incredible nose. Can't go wrong here. Many felt this was WOTF, but I had it a close second. It was all there and had tons of beauty, but I love the muscular power of the '99.

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  • 2002 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Pop and rest. Lots of fruit. So incredibly young. This has balance and so many years and years of life left in it. Let your stash rest for at least another 7-9 years to experience maximum enjoyment. My wife had this one as WOTF.

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Flight 5 - Intermezzo (2 Notes)

Flight 6 - Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 2012 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Decanted 3 hours. Absolutely bursting from the glass. Tons of floral notes with red fruit. Incredibly enjoyable to drink and WOTF.

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  • 2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Tâche Grand Cru

    Decanted 3 hours. This is all there, but for the long haul. Only showing promise at this point. Solid acid on the palate with floral notes on the nose. It may be shutting down a bit from last year, but still is an incredible wine with all the balance you want.

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  • 2019 Domaine Nicole Lamarche La Grande Rue

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, La Grande Rue Grand Cru

    Decanted 3 hours. Different from LT, but clearly a well-made wine and held its own in the flight. Obviously young and primary, but pleasantly surprised everyone that there's lots there for aging and interesting to drink at the moment.

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