SMD at Yan (Yan, National Gallery, Singapore): A far cry from the last bottle I had, but this was still a real treat. The nose smelt mature for sure, with layers of damp earthy sous bois and dead leaves underlying more typical aged La Tache notes of sweet, almost stewed berries, blushing violets and warm spice, all this ringed with a smoky, cigarette ash character. Quite attractive actually. The palate was even smokier, very cigarettish actually - almost like a Rioja in that aspect - and then opening up with sweet notes of dark cherries and sweet, stewed berries, still ringing with some of that spicy, wild, blushing, floral La Tache deliciousness. Still transparent and pure, still with a fading voluptuousness. There was still quite a bit of grip and structure to it too, with a real length and vibrancy at the surprisingly long finish that filled the mouth with warm, spicy yumminess. Clearly not at its strongest anymore, but boy this still really packed a punch. A lovely mouthful, even now.
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Pale, tinge of rust. Cloudy. First impressions not promising. Subdued nose initially, at least compared to the DRC RSV. Tea, dried flowers, albeit fleeting. Over time, much more expressive-cherries, dried red fruit, tea, mint, even white pepper almost. Palate fine. Still some grip on finish.
Not gonna improve.
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Treasures from Burgundy (Nicolas Restaurant, Teck Lim Street, Singapore): La Tache 1975. Now, this was truly something special. Served blind at the end of a dinner with some pretty decent wines, it was a showstopper that cast everything else into the shade. This had such a beautiful nose – no one was in any doubt that it was a Vosne, with its fragrant wafts of wood spice and petit fruits rouge, with sweet aromas of dried cherries and crushed berries, all garlanded by a lilting floral element at the sides of the bouquet. A wonderful nose – this was going off like fireworks in the glass. The palate followed on beautifully. It was at such a perfect place for drinking tonight, almost melting in the mouth with a silky rustle of softest tannins amidst wonderfully pure notes of red cherries and berries gently sprinkled with wood spice and roasted cocoa and fragrant smoke notes – a peacock’s tail of complexity quietly fanning out the mouth. With time, an earthy, mushroomy character started peeking out from around the edges as well. There was a slight difference in tone between the nose and palate I thought. While the bouquet was all sweet seduction, the palate was a bit leaner, more minerally, but somehow still very full and complete. Someone described it as playing like FC Barcelona on the nose, but more like Real Madrid on the palate. Whatever the case, this was just stunning. Pure, effortless, marrying sweetness of expression with power and elegance, it was a textbook description of a La Tache and everything a mature Burgundy should be. I really wanted to savour this slowly, but unfortunately, the small glasses I poured myself kept disappearing down the throat far faster than planned. Beautiful stuff.
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10/6/2020 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points
SMD at Yan (Yan, National Gallery, Singapore): A far cry from the last bottle I had, but this was still a real treat. The nose smelt mature for sure, with layers of damp earthy sous bois and dead leaves underlying more typical aged La Tache notes of sweet, almost stewed berries, blushing violets and warm spice, all this ringed with a smoky, cigarette ash character. Quite attractive actually. The palate was even smokier, very cigarettish actually - almost like a Rioja in that aspect - and then opening up with sweet notes of dark cherries and sweet, stewed berries, still ringing with some of that spicy, wild, blushing, floral La Tache deliciousness. Still transparent and pure, still with a fading voluptuousness. There was still quite a bit of grip and structure to it too, with a real length and vibrancy at the surprisingly long finish that filled the mouth with warm, spicy yumminess. Clearly not at its strongest anymore, but boy this still really packed a punch. A lovely mouthful, even now.
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6/2/2020 - onboisduvin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Although fading in every aspect of wine, the aroma and smell of this orange-colored bottle is awesome!
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3/23/2019 - Jeongyahn Likes this wine:
Burghound Gala in HK
Pure, Elegant
It's below average La Tache Scale
but, Delicious
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3/23/2019 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
FWE Gala. Pretty, decay phase wine. (8127 of 17556)
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12/22/2015 - Oenovice wrote:
Pale, tinge of rust. Cloudy. First impressions not promising.
Subdued nose initially, at least compared to the DRC RSV. Tea, dried flowers, albeit fleeting. Over time, much more expressive-cherries, dried red fruit, tea, mint, even white pepper almost.
Palate fine. Still some grip on finish.
Not gonna improve.
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9/16/2015 - Paul S wrote: 95 Points
Treasures from Burgundy (Nicolas Restaurant, Teck Lim Street, Singapore): La Tache 1975. Now, this was truly something special. Served blind at the end of a dinner with some pretty decent wines, it was a showstopper that cast everything else into the shade. This had such a beautiful nose – no one was in any doubt that it was a Vosne, with its fragrant wafts of wood spice and petit fruits rouge, with sweet aromas of dried cherries and crushed berries, all garlanded by a lilting floral element at the sides of the bouquet. A wonderful nose – this was going off like fireworks in the glass. The palate followed on beautifully. It was at such a perfect place for drinking tonight, almost melting in the mouth with a silky rustle of softest tannins amidst wonderfully pure notes of red cherries and berries gently sprinkled with wood spice and roasted cocoa and fragrant smoke notes – a peacock’s tail of complexity quietly fanning out the mouth. With time, an earthy, mushroomy character started peeking out from around the edges as well. There was a slight difference in tone between the nose and palate I thought. While the bouquet was all sweet seduction, the palate was a bit leaner, more minerally, but somehow still very full and complete. Someone described it as playing like FC Barcelona on the nose, but more like Real Madrid on the palate. Whatever the case, this was just stunning. Pure, effortless, marrying sweetness of expression with power and elegance, it was a textbook description of a La Tache and everything a mature Burgundy should be. I really wanted to savour this slowly, but unfortunately, the small glasses I poured myself kept disappearing down the throat far faster than planned. Beautiful stuff.
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2/5/2014 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Not best match with Korean
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2/10/1985 - drwine2001 wrote:
A Mid-1980's Tasting of Twenty One Vintages of La Tâche (1945-1980) (Private residence, San Francisco): Feeble tawny appearance. Musty nose-all you can smell beyond this is some alcohol. Tart, sour, and unripe. Just awful in keeping with the reputation of the vintage.
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