La Tâche 1978 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (12 BT)

La Tâche 1978

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Côte de Nuits, Grand Cru

u. 2x4cm, 1x4.5cm 4x5cm, 3x5.5cm, 1x6.5cm, labels slightly soiled and scuffed, 1 label detached, 4 Leroy import labels detached, 1 monopole label detached, capsules with slight signs of corrosion on top, 1 capsule showing slight signs of old seepage, sequential bottle nos. 19521 - 19532

At 32 years old, this has the most incredible gamey, scented bouquet of huge, heathery purity. All pervasive, enveloping all who were tasting. On the palate, an almost honied, cherryish, damp earth taste, with immense persistence and length - it lingered for minutes. Alarmingly beautiful in that unique DRC way. There were notes of charcoal and bright, red fruit but, in the end, it was just La Tâche at its most seductive and alluring. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 95

12 bts (cn)

Provenance:

Icons from the British Cellar of a European Collector, featuring Lafite, Latour, Mouton, Margaux, Haut-Brion, Petrus, Cheval Blanc, and DRC, purchased from highly esteemed merchants, stored thereafter in a custom built, temperature controlled cellar.

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