A notch lower in pleasure than the last bottle but still excellent, just less assertive; I don't see this getting any better as the fruit falls off and the leafy notes get more pronounced but it is really delicious at this moment. It's not green in a bad way but tastes really old school, tastes and smells exactly like it should....
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Stored in one cellar since release, not to be too repetitive but this is just prototypical elegant La Tache, not too green but a little leafy in a positive cool vintage way, massive room filling aromatics, etc. So many superlatives….easy to drink now and it’s not declining but it may be less balanced some day.
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Upon first sniff I wrote down ‘ this is La Tâche’. Had the classic Hoisin, sandalwood and rose petal thing going on. There’s some ginger spice, a lacy feel against the gums and it is an elegant wine of supreme balance. It has terrific persistence. I’ve been lucky enough to have had this a few times and it is the wine of the vintage for mine. A truly excellent La Tâche.
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Epic tasting across 5 decades 1974 Dirty delicate, floral subtle Stemy, a little green but layered and delicious, 94pts 1982 hawthorn a little watered down preferred the 74, 92pts 1992 Closed initially and with time in the glass started to open up but just too green and unbalanced to be appreciated at this juncture, 92pts 1996 a little Green, good structure. Really not ready but has more potential and could be good in a few years, 93pts 2001 a little oxidized, not scored 2004 best nose with ephemeral flora aromatics, delicate and layered, simply gorgeous 95pts 2006 slightly more muted nose than the 2004, but I preferred the palate more than the 04 with just a little bit more complexity. 95pts 2014 this was my WOTN shows how far modern winemaking has come and is the value wine of the night. Layered structured and simply magnificent. 96pts
Quite a nice wine - all the iron fisted power that accompanies La Tache albeit it a TOUCH leaner than other vintages. There is a rustic tannin around the edges of the wine but otherwise, quite a bit of expressive red fruit with nice sweetness with a savory dose of spice that only LT has. The nose is the real star here - it's aromatically gorgeous as all La Tache are - full blown red berry, sweet barrel spice and a bouquet of red petals.
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This needed all four hours of decanting I gave it. And then it delivered its usual beauty. This is a great wine. Not "in spite of the vintage" - it's simply flat out terrific.
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Unfolds beautifully, though more of an unabashed fruit expression, with floral and herbal accents. Not a whole lot of depth or structure to it, like the 99’ GE had, served alongside. I’d say this is at or near peak right now, not quite up to expectations, hearing it was a great Tache, though still excellent.
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my wine of the night that i shared during my first taipei bday wine dinner at 27th floor. Also my first tache that really is enjoyable. Beautiful red fruit aromas that immediately attacks you that translates into a freshness on the palate with depth/weight. Couldn't stop drinking it. Pop and pour. 2004s are really drinking well. not the most complex but very enjoyable.
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Very stemmy, very showy. Made an ‘01 Rousseau Bèze alongside seem quiet. Aromatics are just unbelievable and are very DRC stylistically in terms of modern intensity, but the La Tâche character is so soft and intricate, highly detailed, very floral and pretty. Palate is less overwhelming than the glorious nose. Texturally soft but with immense flavour and power. Very impressive how it just steamrolls everything else around it. 94 - 95.
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Unmistakable DRC nose with stems, flowers, perfume and red fruit. Soft and expressive on the palate with class. Drinking in the zone but it certainly felt a bit light on the palate due to the vintage.
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The 2004 La Tache is simply irresistible, deeply expressive of the Vosne Romanee terroir (reminds me of Romanee Saint Vivant but more muscular and tense). Profound nose of exotic mixed berries intertwined with sweet spices and delicate rose petals. Voluminous with an explosive floral bouquet, only small traces of green stems, in fact this 2004 La Tache has riper stems than the 2008 DRC Echezeaux next to it. Ethereal and feminine spiced nose that resembles Romanee Saint Vivant, just more intense and sweeter on the finish. Lighter weight in the context of La Tache but drinking gorgeously today. A world class wine. (96/100)
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One of those 2004 that after a long sleep come out strong on the other end. From Zalto glass in a European restaurant that has allocations. Wonderful, stemmy nose, great complexity, with spices, dried meat, earth, red fruit. The balance is impeccable. As expected with 04 this Tache is leaner that the ones of the riper vintages but no less stunning. I love these fresh, whole cluster Burgs when mature. I think it is one of the most attractive aroma profile in the entire wine world and in the form of La Tache the elegant, precise palate does the rest. Marvelous.
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Bottle No. 15.914 from 17.193 bottles produced. Directly from the Domaine. Pristine bottle, perfect cork. Fully mature colour, with a healthy red core; complex and harmonious nose, very aromatic but also totally relaxed, vestiges of crushed red berry fruit, orange zest, jasmin, tobacco, truffle, honey, warm spices, whole coriander seeds, excellent depth; firmly structured palate, with a racy, citrussy acidity and smooth tannins, on the lighter side but it does not lack stuffing, very good flavour intensity; relatively dry but expansive finish, Grande Champagne Cognac, excellent length. Very impressive but also fragile - it is best almost straight from the bottle, and loses definition in the glass very quickly. Drink now. At La Maison d’Olivier Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet, France.
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Quite a good wine, yet not at the mythic stature I somehow had hoped for with DRC. The bottle was quite healthy, varietal nose showcasing griotte cherries and basmati rice, leather, spice cake. Flavorful, in a taut, lithe style. Medium finish. So, definitely a good wine. But no fireworks on this bottle.
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Quite possibly the wine of the vintage and not just a great La Tache for the vintage but a great La Tache full stop. The nose is so expressive with whiffs of rose petal, sandalwood, red fruits and Hoisin. In the mouth the wine is crisp and details but has enough flesh so as it does not feel hard or mean whatsoever. It really builds through the palate, fanning out on the finish like great Burgundy does. It has outstanding complexity and is quite fine and very long.
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Winos' excellent adventure in France; 6/22/2017-6/27/2017 (All over France): My friends whom we met at Comte Liger Belair sent us a glass to reciprocate a glass of the 08 we sent earlier. Nicely mature nose displaying subtle warm red and black fruits, raspberry jam, cherry compote, blackberry jam, smoke, ash, a hint of green and a light note of stem. Very good concentration, nicely layered, good acidity and mineral presence. The finish displays subtle dark fruits, ash and stem. It suffers next to the 05 and 08. Nevertheless it is a good La Tache.
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No one at the table picked this as the ’04. It is a very good La Tâche and garnered the most votes for the wine of the bracket. The nose is bright, punchy and floral. There’s some sweet earth and Hoisin too. It is bright and energetic in the mouth with generous, fleshy sweet fruit and plenty of floral nuance. It finishes with excellent cut and has a most pleasant silky feel in the mouth.
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Not the best vintage for la Tâche, but this is nevertheless very good. I'm not sure there's big room for improvement. Quite seamless for a 2004. You can drink it now, or keep for 5 years. Drank at the wonderful restaurant In de Wulf in Dranouter.
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Wide open nose, moderate intensity red fruit, tomato, soil, Vosne spices that are just seamlessly integrated. A touch of stemmy character dissipates with time in the glass (followed this over an hour and a half). Pure silk on the palate. But up to LT standards?
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Glorious wine from a so-so vintage. Light robe, delicate nose, extremely elegant and long on the palate. This wine is all about finesse and elegance, and it delivers a lot of pleasure. I was shocked at how good it was given the vintage is clearly not outsanding. Tasted blind. The 6 of us sharing this bottle were blown away. Delicious to drink now, and still capable of 10 years + aging.
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Served alongside the 02. This was quite a surprise to me, as I had not had the wine before. Very impressive. More primary than the 02. Spice, dark fruits...less floral than he 02. Not quite the depth and complexity, but well balanced, rich and needs time. No greenies!!
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We drank the 02 and 04 side by side. The 02 showed rich dark fruits, and was great, but I'm inclined to hold off on this vintage for a couple of years. As always, the 04 outperformed, and is simply a beautiful drink. I've always liked it, and today was no exception. A nice flight.
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This vintage of La Tache is more exotic than the 2000 vintage we drank at the same tasting. The tea notes are more prominent, and one gets the sense that the 2004 needs quite a bit more time to unfold. I enjoyed it, but it seems unfortunate to be drinking this wine at this stage. Having been privileged to drink the 2004 vintage several times, this is a consistent impression. Drink the 2004 Premier Crus from Vosne Romanee and let the big wines sleep...
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My first La Tache. Decanted Nose - phenomenal - stemmy, floral, rose, light red fruit, and celery. complex and not at all a fruit dominant nose. After reading Tanzer, agree that there is also a truffle element. Mouth - concentrated yet light and refined. bright red cherry, strawberry, and a hint of smoke with clean tannins. With time acquires a spicy root beer flavor
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Neon strawberry mixed with red dark unfiltered nectar. 60 minutes, and your off to the races. Medium nose, strong long flavors and very bright. no downers here-
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Drink now drink now drink now! Enjoyed at j&g grill deer valley followed by By 94 Harlan estate. Macncheese , mashers, lamb chops , rib eye, roasted carrots, spinach.....
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Wow!!! It's worth it, ok to drink and enjoy what Pinot is all about. Dark color, very intense flavor that goes on and on. A true early drinking classic.
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I've enjoyed this wine a few times, but this was a sub-par bottle. Not sure if it was a bottle issue (same case as previous tastings), or if the 04 is finally suffering from a touch of the green meanies?
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Deep purple. Powerful black fruits, blueberries intertwined with fragrant spices and Chinese tea. No greeness but just an intense well endowed and previously balanced wine. Structured to have longevity.
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I have drunk this on several occassions and am alway surprised how well it drinks at such a young age. We splash decanted this and initially it tasted like a cali fruit bomb next to the Echz. But with time it began to express its 'Tache-ness' with lots of spice and floral notes. Great density. Not a hint of mean green.
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just may be the most unique wine i have had - including older La Tache's. Did not decant - 1st wiff was powerful spice box - never has just a distinctive nose. The wine is clearly way to young but I am glad i tried it to get a sense of how quinque this wine is - esp when young.I am sure it will evolve into an even more amazing wine in 10+ years
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This must be the best 04 red burgundy I've had. Fabulous spicy nose with apparent notes of pencil shavings, that seems to be the hallmark of DRC 2004, rather than the typical vegginess. But I don't think their Echezeaux if far behind in this vintage. Super fine wine in any case but one or two notches less than the 06.
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Lovely wine. Elegance and power at the same time. Rose pedals and good fruit. Best the first 30 minutes after opening the bottle. Not sure of thís will be any better in the future
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Deep and compact colour. Not as "aged" like the other 2004s from DRC and Leroy.
The perfume offers gingerbread and Christmas spices at first, then comes malt, toast, rice, burnt underbrush, boiled rice water behind the roses and red berries. Very complex and and deep.
Wonderful taste! Balanced, complex and long, long, long! Magnificent structure! Offers roses, meat, salmiak/liqourice and wonderful mineral. This wine has a green note that gives this wine a boost in a positive way.
This wine is power and elegance ... all in one! Zing!!! Booom!!!
I love this wine!! 97+ points
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This wine is from another dimension than any wine I have ever tasted before. The purity, intensity and balance is close to religious. I cannot see any flaws whatsoever - and the aftertaste is still ringing two hours after.
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Im surprised by the notes here. I found the nose to be slightly muted and the wine to be so completely wound up and hugely tannic that it is inaccessable at this point. This being my first DRC, I learned my lesson about drinking one early. The only aspect I enjoyed was the seemingly never ending finish.
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Very pretty, beautiful yet delicate tea noted fruit. It is drinking a lot better than the past bottles. Quite sweet but there is a slight hint of green at the end. It is the best example of the 04 La Tache. Lovely wine that is drinking extremely well.
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G7 (Sea Saw, Scottsdale): Caramel and charred french oak on the nose. Cherries and raspberries with a beautiful floral character on the palate. Well balanced with a very complex and elegant finish. Even better than the last time I tried this.
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We tasted a pre and post Malo cask and both were a little closed on the nose. In the mouth this wine had layers of spice infused red and dark fruits enveloping the mouth. It had great length and cut and certainly when the nose gives a little will be a terrific La Tache.
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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Some Wine Tasted at the Acker La Paulée Auction (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Tasted at auction. Certainly charming, but very "2004" in its weight and faint green note. The first time I have ever tasted this vintage of La Tâche.
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2/7/2023 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 Points
A quality wine but far short of the best La Tâche.
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1/6/2023 - Honey Badger wrote: 94 Points
A notch lower in pleasure than the last bottle but still excellent, just less assertive; I don't see this getting any better as the fruit falls off and the leafy notes get more pronounced but it is really delicious at this moment. It's not green in a bad way but tastes really old school, tastes and smells exactly like it should....
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11/4/2022 - Honey Badger wrote: 94 Points
Stored in one cellar since release, not to be too repetitive but this is just prototypical elegant La Tache, not too green but a little leafy in a positive cool vintage way, massive room filling aromatics, etc. So many superlatives….easy to drink now and it’s not declining but it may be less balanced some day.
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9/12/2022 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Upon first sniff I wrote down ‘ this is La Tâche’. Had the classic Hoisin, sandalwood and rose petal thing going on. There’s some ginger spice, a lacy feel against the gums and it is an elegant wine of supreme balance. It has terrific persistence. I’ve been lucky enough to have had this a few times and it is the wine of the vintage for mine. A truly excellent La Tâche.
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6/21/2022 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Quite green aromatically with palate veering towards bitterness. (00208/17193)
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3/29/2022 - LB88 wrote: 95 Points
Epic tasting across 5 decades
1974 Dirty delicate, floral subtle
Stemy, a little green but layered and delicious, 94pts
1982 hawthorn a little watered down preferred the 74, 92pts
1992 Closed initially and with time in the glass started to open up but just too green and unbalanced to be appreciated at this juncture, 92pts
1996 a little Green, good structure. Really not ready but has more potential and could be good in a few years, 93pts
2001 a little oxidized, not scored
2004 best nose with ephemeral flora aromatics, delicate and layered, simply gorgeous 95pts
2006 slightly more muted nose than the 2004, but I preferred the palate more than the 04 with just a little bit more complexity. 95pts
2014 this was my WOTN shows how far modern winemaking has come and is the value wine of the night. Layered structured and simply magnificent. 96pts
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9/6/2021 - clayfu wrote:
No meanies, no greenies, no polka dot bikinis.
Quite a nice wine - all the iron fisted power that accompanies La Tache albeit it a TOUCH leaner than other vintages. There is a rustic tannin around the edges of the wine but otherwise, quite a bit of expressive red fruit with nice sweetness with a savory dose of spice that only LT has. The nose is the real star here - it's aromatically gorgeous as all La Tache are - full blown red berry, sweet barrel spice and a bouquet of red petals.
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8/26/2021 - BradE wrote:
This needed all four hours of decanting I gave it. And then it delivered its usual beauty. This is a great wine. Not "in spite of the vintage" - it's simply flat out terrific.
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8/15/2021 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:
Unfolds beautifully, though more of an unabashed fruit expression, with floral and herbal accents. Not a whole lot of depth or structure to it, like the 99’ GE had, served alongside. I’d say this is at or near peak right now, not quite up to expectations, hearing it was a great Tache, though still excellent.
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7/20/2021 - jchan1 wrote: 94 Points
Stem aromatics, very DRC. Clean, crunchy, substantial. Tache characteristics emerging 3 hours in, but 80% of bottle drunk. Drinking precipitately perhaps.
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2/17/2021 - WIBA Likes this wine: 96 Points
my wine of the night that i shared during my first taipei bday wine dinner at 27th floor. Also my first tache that really is enjoyable. Beautiful red fruit aromas that immediately attacks you that translates into a freshness on the palate with depth/weight. Couldn't stop drinking it. Pop and pour. 2004s are really drinking well. not the most complex but very enjoyable.
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2/17/2021 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Clean bottle with haunting floral aromatics. Nice sweetness also, surprised. (13472/17193)
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7/17/2020 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
Very stemmy, very showy. Made an ‘01 Rousseau Bèze alongside seem quiet. Aromatics are just unbelievable and are very DRC stylistically in terms of modern intensity, but the La Tâche character is so soft and intricate, highly detailed, very floral and pretty. Palate is less overwhelming than the glorious nose. Texturally soft but with immense flavour and power. Very impressive how it just steamrolls everything else around it. 94 - 95.
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6/29/2020 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Unmistakable DRC nose with stems, flowers, perfume and red fruit. Soft and expressive on the palate with class. Drinking in the zone but it certainly felt a bit light on the palate due to the vintage.
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12/14/2019 - BradE wrote:
A beautiful, spicy, bottle of joy. Have always loved this vintage of LT, and the love affair continues.
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9/17/2019 - La Flama Blanca Likes this wine: 96 Points
Can you kick it like I kick it when I kick this, Can I get a Witness? (Yes you can!) runDRC
Nothing compares to the aromatic heights of La Tache.
As Will Kelley would say La Tache wafts from the glass!
Psychedelic perfume of DRC spices
A religious experience, unequivocally righteous
The style is lighter, the fruit is brighter, this sh*t is on fire 🔥 🔥 🔥
Silky smooth and suave on the palate
Can I get a Witness?! La Tache is ‘bout it, ‘bout it!!!
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8/22/2019 - Jammy Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points
The 2004 La Tache is simply irresistible, deeply expressive of the Vosne Romanee terroir (reminds me of Romanee Saint Vivant but more muscular and tense). Profound nose of exotic mixed berries intertwined with sweet spices and delicate rose petals. Voluminous with an explosive floral bouquet, only small traces of green stems, in fact this 2004 La Tache has riper stems than the 2008 DRC Echezeaux next to it. Ethereal and feminine spiced nose that resembles Romanee Saint Vivant, just more intense and sweeter on the finish. Lighter weight in the context of La Tache but drinking gorgeously today. A world class wine. (96/100)
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7/13/2019 - Collector1855 wrote: 98 Points
One of those 2004 that after a long sleep come out strong on the other end. From Zalto glass in a European restaurant that has allocations. Wonderful, stemmy nose, great complexity, with spices, dried meat, earth, red fruit. The balance is impeccable. As expected with 04 this Tache is leaner that the ones of the riper vintages but no less stunning. I love these fresh, whole cluster Burgs when mature. I think it is one of the most attractive aroma profile in the entire wine world and in the form of La Tache the elegant, precise palate does the rest. Marvelous.
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5/3/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 96 Points
Bottle No. 15.914 from 17.193 bottles produced. Directly from the Domaine. Pristine bottle, perfect cork. Fully mature colour, with a healthy red core; complex and harmonious nose, very aromatic but also totally relaxed, vestiges of crushed red berry fruit, orange zest, jasmin, tobacco, truffle, honey, warm spices, whole coriander seeds, excellent depth; firmly structured palate, with a racy, citrussy acidity and smooth tannins, on the lighter side but it does not lack stuffing, very good flavour intensity; relatively dry but expansive finish, Grande Champagne Cognac, excellent length. Very impressive but also fragile - it is best almost straight from the bottle, and loses definition in the glass very quickly. Drink now. At La Maison d’Olivier Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet, France.
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10/3/2018 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
La Tache dinner. Quite austere and savory. Lightness on the palate. Keep cellaring.
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5/20/2018 - KPB wrote: 93 Points
Quite a good wine, yet not at the mythic stature I somehow had hoped for with DRC. The bottle was quite healthy, varietal nose showcasing griotte cherries and basmati rice, leather, spice cake. Flavorful, in a taut, lithe style. Medium finish. So, definitely a good wine. But no fireworks on this bottle.
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12/15/2017 - Alex G. wrote:
Surprising - pretty, but not what I expected. None of the tea or Asian spice I recall from previous bottles.
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9/26/2017 - etyc Likes this wine:
2004 Monty theme'd dinner @ Iggy's.
TBU...
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9/9/2017 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Quite possibly the wine of the vintage and not just a great La Tache for the vintage but a great La Tache full stop. The nose is so expressive with whiffs of rose petal, sandalwood, red fruits and Hoisin. In the mouth the wine is crisp and details but has enough flesh so as it does not feel hard or mean whatsoever. It really builds through the palate, fanning out on the finish like great Burgundy does. It has outstanding complexity and is quite fine and very long.
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6/26/2017 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Winos' excellent adventure in France; 6/22/2017-6/27/2017 (All over France): My friends whom we met at Comte Liger Belair sent us a glass to reciprocate a glass of the 08 we sent earlier. Nicely mature nose displaying subtle warm red and black fruits, raspberry jam, cherry compote, blackberry jam, smoke, ash, a hint of green and a light note of stem. Very good concentration, nicely layered, good acidity and mineral presence. The finish displays subtle dark fruits, ash and stem. It suffers next to the 05 and 08. Nevertheless it is a good La Tache.
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12/1/2016 - zTroy wrote: 97 Points
Loved it, beat buying at Brisbane club.
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8/9/2016 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
No one at the table picked this as the ’04. It is a very good La Tâche and garnered the most votes for the wine of the bracket. The nose is bright, punchy and floral. There’s some sweet earth and Hoisin too. It is bright and energetic in the mouth with generous, fleshy sweet fruit and plenty of floral nuance. It finishes with excellent cut and has a most pleasant silky feel in the mouth.
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7/18/2016 - Toinette Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not the best vintage for la Tâche, but this is nevertheless very good. I'm not sure there's big room for improvement. Quite seamless for a 2004. You can drink it now, or keep for 5 years. Drank at the wonderful restaurant In de Wulf in Dranouter.
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5/5/2016 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
Wide open nose, moderate intensity red fruit, tomato, soil, Vosne spices that are just seamlessly integrated. A touch of stemmy character dissipates with time in the glass (followed this over an hour and a half). Pure silk on the palate. But up to LT standards?
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4/8/2016 - Vinum Deorum wrote: 97 Points
Glorious wine from a so-so vintage. Light robe, delicate nose, extremely elegant and long on the palate. This wine is all about finesse and elegance, and it delivers a lot of pleasure. I was shocked at how good it was given the vintage is clearly not outsanding. Tasted blind. The 6 of us sharing this bottle were blown away. Delicious to drink now, and still capable of 10 years + aging.
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1/7/2016 - rnellans wrote: 95 Points
Served alongside the 02. This was quite a surprise to me, as I had not had the wine before. Very impressive. More primary than the 02. Spice, dark fruits...less floral than he 02. Not quite the depth and complexity, but well balanced, rich and needs time. No greenies!!
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1/5/2016 - BradE wrote:
We drank the 02 and 04 side by side. The 02 showed rich dark fruits, and was great, but I'm inclined to hold off on this vintage for a couple of years. As always, the 04 outperformed, and is simply a beautiful drink. I've always liked it, and today was no exception. A nice flight.
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12/12/2014 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
This vintage of La Tache is more exotic than the 2000 vintage we drank at the same tasting. The tea notes are more prominent, and one gets the sense that the 2004 needs quite a bit more time to unfold. I enjoyed it, but it seems unfortunate to be drinking this wine at this stage. Having been privileged to drink the 2004 vintage several times, this is a consistent impression. Drink the 2004 Premier Crus from Vosne Romanee and let the big wines sleep...
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10/5/2014 - soyhead wrote:
My first La Tache. Decanted
Nose - phenomenal - stemmy, floral, rose, light red fruit, and celery. complex and not at all a fruit dominant nose. After reading Tanzer, agree that there is also a truffle element.
Mouth - concentrated yet light and refined. bright red cherry, strawberry, and a hint of smoke with clean tannins. With time acquires a spicy root beer flavor
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4/22/2014 - BradE wrote:
A very good bottle. Nice spice, drinking great.
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5/23/2013 - 83AJ wrote:
Neon strawberry mixed with red dark unfiltered nectar. 60 minutes, and your off to the races. Medium nose, strong long flavors and very bright. no downers here-
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3/1/2013 - 83AJ wrote: 92 Points
Syrup mixed with nice verve. Very easy drinking, almost seems right to drink up?
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2/1/2013 - 83AJ wrote: 100 Points
Drink now drink now drink now! Enjoyed at j&g grill deer valley followed by
By 94 Harlan estate. Macncheese , mashers, lamb chops , rib eye, roasted carrots, spinach.....
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12/12/2012 - 83AJ wrote: 96 Points
Wow!!! It's worth it, ok to drink and enjoy what Pinot is all about. Dark color, very intense flavor that goes on and on. A true early drinking classic.
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12/1/2012 - 83AJ Likes this wine: 95 Points
opened and drank at Spago BH for lunch. crowd pleaser, big fresh nose followed by exacting flavors. great and ready to drink.
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4/15/2012 - KellyW wrote: 94 Points
Popped and poured after a 1990 Faiveley Beze. Very fresh a ready to drink. Great fruit density. No green at all. Very long.
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2/19/2012 - BradE wrote:
I've enjoyed this wine a few times, but this was a sub-par bottle. Not sure if it was a bottle issue (same case as previous tastings), or if the 04 is finally suffering from a touch of the green meanies?
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2/9/2012 - winecowboy wrote: 95 Points
Deep purple. Powerful black fruits, blueberries intertwined with fragrant spices and Chinese tea. No greeness but just an intense well endowed and previously balanced wine. Structured to have longevity.
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12/23/2011 - KellyW wrote: 96 Points
I have drunk this on several occassions and am alway surprised how well it drinks at such a young age. We splash decanted this and initially it tasted like a cali fruit bomb next to the Echz. But with time it began to express its 'Tache-ness' with lots of spice and floral notes. Great density. Not a hint of mean green.
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11/7/2011 - uberoh wrote: 96 Points
just may be the most unique wine i have had - including older La Tache's. Did not decant - 1st wiff was powerful spice box - never has just a distinctive nose. The wine is clearly way to young but I am glad i tried it to get a sense of how quinque this wine is - esp when young.I am sure it will evolve into an even more amazing wine in 10+ years
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7/11/2011 - Tavastgatan wrote: 95 Points
This must be the best 04 red burgundy I've had. Fabulous spicy nose with apparent notes of pencil shavings, that seems to be the hallmark of DRC 2004, rather than the typical vegginess. But I don't think their Echezeaux if far behind in this vintage. Super fine wine in any case but one or two notches less than the 06.
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7/10/2011 - St Paul wrote: 95 Points
I love this wine. DRC is the only producer I know that has not got this vintage greener than golf green. Complex and gorgeous. Very elegant and red.
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3/6/2011 - Rubinstein wrote: 94 Points
Lovely wine. Elegance and power at the same time. Rose pedals and good fruit. Best the first 30 minutes after opening the bottle. Not sure of thís will be any better in the future
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12/24/2010 - BradE wrote:
Nice La Tache, good for early drinking. Not sublime, but very respectable and enjoyable.
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12/28/2009 - Tenuta Stefan Likes this wine: 97 Points
Perfect bottle. Top stand.
Bottle no. 14300
Deep and compact colour. Not as "aged" like the other 2004s from DRC and Leroy.
The perfume offers gingerbread and Christmas spices at first, then comes malt, toast, rice, burnt underbrush, boiled rice water behind the roses and red berries. Very complex and and deep.
Wonderful taste! Balanced, complex and long, long, long!
Magnificent structure!
Offers roses, meat, salmiak/liqourice and wonderful mineral. This wine has a green note that gives this wine a boost in a positive way.
This wine is power and elegance ... all in one!
Zing!!! Booom!!!
I love this wine!! 97+ points
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9/22/2009 - alvino wrote: 92 Points
Light color. Ranked 3rd favorite in the St. Louis 2004 DRC tasting. All of the wines are evolving and running down the tracks very quickly.
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12/2/2008 - Barbalax wrote: 100 Points
This wine is from another dimension than any wine I have ever tasted before. The purity, intensity and balance is close to religious. I cannot see any flaws whatsoever - and the aftertaste is still ringing two hours after.
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11/26/2008 - sosgoodjhu wrote:
Im surprised by the notes here. I found the nose to be slightly muted and the wine to be so completely wound up and hugely tannic that it is inaccessable at this point. This being my first DRC, I learned my lesson about drinking one early. The only aspect I enjoyed was the seemingly never ending finish.
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10/31/2008 - dcwino wrote: 97 Points
Very pretty, beautiful yet delicate tea noted fruit. It is drinking a lot better than the past bottles. Quite sweet but there is a slight hint of green at the end. It is the best example of the 04 La Tache. Lovely wine that is drinking extremely well.
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4/24/2008 - BradE wrote:
Good young wine. Fun to taste, and was not closed up at all. Lots of ash, smoke, spice. Amazing nose for such a youngster.
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10/24/2007 - goofy Yno wrote: 94 Points
Barnyard, smoke, earth, raspberry. great balance with complexity, good fruit with long finish.
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10/24/2007 - kstoddard wrote: 97 Points
G7 (Sea Saw, Scottsdale): Caramel and charred french oak on the nose. Cherries and raspberries with a beautiful floral character on the palate. Well balanced with a very complex and elegant finish. Even better than the last time I tried this.
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10/24/2007 - jivey wrote: 95 Points
Piercing pinot nose crushed fruits, earth, smoke and a monster style DRC..
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10/24/2007 - mattiasjansson wrote: 94 Points
DRC Tasting with Dave Nerland (Sea Saw, Scottsdale, AZ): Did not take notes beyond score at end of evening.
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8/25/2007 - goofy Yno wrote: 92 Points
nice cherry nose. good balanced mouth with cherry, raspberry. strong finish.
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8/25/2007 - kstoddard wrote: 95 Points
Charred french oak on the nose. Cherry, raspberry and earth on the palate. Incredible depth and a finish that lasts for minutes. Excellent wine.
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7/20/2005 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
We tasted a pre and post Malo cask and both were a little closed on the nose. In the mouth this wine had layers of spice infused red and dark fruits enveloping the mouth. It had great length and cut and certainly when the nose gives a little will be a terrific La Tache.
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