Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache Grand Cru

Very interesting experience. Ordered at the start of dinner. Decanted perhaps an hour. Nose was lovely but tight, and the wine was wanting for depth. It seemed to take on weight as the night went on, and the fruit become more pronounced. This seemed like a very 2017-at-the-moment phenomenon to me, but it was also my first La Tache experience, so who am I to say? Overall a bit quiet, reticent. The finish was unlike anything I've ever experienced: exceptionally …

2017 vintage

blind too young, spicy, some floral notes as violet. Dense and balanced. 97

2017 vintage

Chestnut, black tea, dried strawberries, a hint of spicyness, elegant, slender, medium length

2017 vintage

DRC La Tache - vertical 1966-2015 : Light and filigreed, the 2017 La Tâche glides across the palate with effortless grace. The bouquet is lifted and finely etched—cranberry, rose petal, and a gentle stemmy perfume lending tension and verve. On the palate, this is all about poise and understatement: a velvet glove rather than a clenched fist. Sublime elegance, almost ethereal.

2017 vintage

Another amazing bottle. Coming off the incredible 2016, this was just delicious but not the same depth.

2017 vintage

Perhaps the finest wine in my adult memory. Mid shoulder fill with excellent color. As the cork (intact) was being removed, the aromatics immediately hit me. Very fine, intoxicating bouquet that truly jumps from the glass. There is an undeniable gaminess to this wine that adds another dimension of complexity above and beyond the fruit and truffle-like sous bois. Specacular treat shared by a great collector who has devotedly cellared several bottles since release.

1962 vintage

In stark contrast to the DRC Romanée-Conti that it was drunk alongside, this La Tâche got a single formal note from me - a wine of pure emotion, capable of moving grown adults to the brink of tears from its sheer brilliance. Hyperbole, yes, but only slightly. So lucky to have a vintage of this which was so approachable even in youth, which meant that you got to enjoy the whole gamut of Asian spices that DRC does so well. …

2017 vintage

16896/24981. Not much personality, which is surprising as some 17s are highly approachable. Lots of density, texture and weight, but not giving today. Not much whole cluster either, if decently perfumed. 93++

2017 vintage

Ojai Food + Wine Festival 2025; 3/13/2025-3/16/2025 (Ojai, California) : This is still young but immensely approachable even on PnP and just utterly delicious, spectacular perfect wine for me. Silky, smooth, light, ethereal… just lovely. The kind of wine that makes you never want to drink anything else ever again (if you can take out a fourth mortgage to make that happen). Feel blessed to have experienced it.

2017 vintage

1969 La Tâche, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti I have had the good fortune to have had this wine many times over the years as 1969 is my birth year. IMO the 1969 La Tâche has been consistently delicious over the decades. This particular bottle was off the charts—one of the finest examples I have ever encountered. From the moment the cork was extracted from a bottle with 6cm of ullage i might add, the room was filled with an intoxicating …

1969 vintage

blind head to head with the 2012 from Magnum. Still not fully evolved. 97

2017 vintage

Pure red fruit. Power without weight. (19666/24981)

2017 vintage

From magnum. This continues to be a lovely early drinking vintage for La Tache. Even in mag!

2017 vintage

Another sensational bottle of this wine. Drank while in St. Emilion. This is so good i can barely stand it!

2017 vintage

Gorgeous nose, and charming as always. A beautiful young La Tache.

2017 vintage

I had this c1976. With parents, brother and his girl friend, who had given up drinking. Once uncorked, it filled the room with a heavenly perfume and the girl friend changed her mind. Marvelous stuff. Despite youth, no tannic intrusion. $25 (but that is well over a C-note in today's currency). One of my all time favorites. 5 stars.

1969 vintage

Drunk with a RMC 16. The LT was already drinking beautifully and at this stage was able to hold its own and more with the RMC which was unsurprisingly a little more restrained. Obviously just a point in time but both lovely and a privilege to drink

2017 vintage

one of the best young burgundy I’ve tasted by a country mile. So generous and giving that you think it has ulterior motives. Everything you love about La Tache - that vivid pantry worth of spice, powerful saturation of berry, long deep finish. Just wrapped with a youthful sheen.

2017 vintage

As many 2017 red Burgs, this is surprisingly open and ready. Silky soft tannins are not in the way of enjoyment. Lovely spice and hints of red roses I. The nose. Good length but still rather on the light side. Bottle 05921

2017 vintage

Bottle 18470, taken to a restaurant to celebrate my wife’s birthday. What can I say, it was an incredible bottle. Pretty open from the first pour with strawberry and beautiful nose of DRC stem and rose bush. High toned yet not in your face. Over time caramel notes. The finish was not the longest nor most powerful but at this stage it’s pure hedonism. Outperforms LT ‘06 we had last year but at this stage it’s a bit tightly coiled …

2017 vintage

Always great fun with wines like these, whatever the quality level. This bottle was a touch tired, but nothing was out of whack. Just an old wine giving us some enjoyment and making us work for the rest of it. Fair enough for a 1969 vintage LT.

1969 vintage

Immediately expressive and giving. A beautiful nose of rose petals, raspberry, black cherry and Hoisin. The palate was so silky and voluminous. Fruit flavours are intense and it is light on its feet but possesses sneaky power. It builds then fans out and spice flavours linger. Great proportion and balance.

2017 vintage

Initially on the nose was red cherry, strawberries, violets, oak, vanilla, light spices — extremely pleasant and intoxicating like a nice perfume but not overwhelming. Being relatively young, there was no funk and it smelled amazing right out of the bottle. First time I truly appreciated the word “bouquet” used to describe the nose of a wine. On the palate was a rich beginning and intensity of the aforementioned red fruit but also black fruit (mainly plums), which faded into …

2017 vintage

Pronounced aroma of mint, metal. Very red. Structure less than 11 la tâche.

2017 vintage

Stemmy and polished with red fruit core, just so drinkable right now. (19577/24981)

2017 vintage

Another sensational 2017 DRC. Best so far. These are so enjoyable right now.

2017 vintage

2017 DRC La Tache was one of the greatest young red Burgundy I have ever tasted. It was an epiphany, causing me to completely reconsider what I thought I knew about the aging curve of red Burgundy. I had thought it was absolutely necessary to have at the very least 15 years of age to get something profound, and usually quite a bit longer. This wine proved that it's possible to get the magic without the age. Surely still a …

2017 vintage

Amazing approachable and still a bambino, Sexy & Silky

2017 vintage

ruby with pink rim angelica root. Chinese herb. pepper. sweet blue fruit melange core. blueberries. kaleidoscope. hint of chicken soup and essence. blackberries. oolong tea. attack of cool fruit melange. shiso and mint. power and tannin. tremendous length. too young so relatively austere

2017 vintage

Impressive showing at this age with clean, floral, forest floor aromatics. Palate could've used a little more sweetness but pure. (00564/24209)

1969 vintage

Legendary

1969 vintage

From magnum. A much improved showing over other recents. Clearly La Tache, albeit with a lighter overall character than is typical.

1969 vintage

Drank alongside 69 RSV hands down the winner of the flight. Still had life, paired with triple cream and berry jam which accentuated the fruit that was still left. Surprised how good of shape it was in.

1969 vintage

Another in a recent string of underwhelming experiences from this wine.

1969 vintage

Φελωμένο, Flawed, Bouchonné......δεύτερη φορά (η πρώτη ήταν πριν γίνω μέλος στο cellartracker). Ελπίζω να μην είναι έτσι όλη η εξάδα που αγόρασα

1962 vintage

I felt this wine was starting to fade but it had an incredible mouthfeel. The power and structure coated the palate with a long finish such as I have never tasted. Admittedly this was my first time drinking such an old DRC wine. The brownish red wine seemed tinged with gold in the glass. Dark fruit and soft tannins but maybe past its prime. A joyous experience nevertheless with great friends at the Palais Coburg in Vienna.

1969 vintage

I stored this wine for over forty years. It was decanted for one hour. The color was garnet red with a generous brown edge. The nose was quite forward with a red fruit and leather quality. The body was full and again cherry accented with enough tannins to give it real structure. The finish was lingering and delightful.

1969 vintage

Floral, clean and beautifully balanced. Truthfully a touch disappointing relative to prior bottle, partly due to serving after 1985 Ponsot CDLR. Bit tea-like. (20070/26740)

1962 vintage

62 Night. Dinner was organized around this bottle, Broadbent's and Meadow's wine of the century, and 62 RC for comparison. Table preferred this to RC. True greatness, so much going on here it's difficult to capture. The aromas were floral, fresh, mint and jumping. Palate was sweet, very delicate, incredibly clean red fruit. Subtlety, purity, balance and complexity came to mind over 2-3 hours. Slightly roasted ending. Notice the case production, yields very different back then... (20067/26740)

1962 vintage

Saturday lunch with Eddie (Masseria, DC) : My bad luck with the 69 La Tache continues. Some think it is corked, musty but perhaps not the cork TCA. Either way, flawed.

1969 vintage

Maderized.

1969 vintage

Musique & Vin Festival BYO Dinner (Chateau de Meursault) : Small glass, brief note. Fully mature red fruit with sweet spice and lots of mushroom and earth that still comes across as clean, even if slightly past its peak.

1969 vintage

Weekend with Eddie - Part 2 (Bouley, NYC) : Medium expressive nose displaying slightly dry red fruits, soy, a hint of Negroni, cedar, treebark and mushroom. Medium concentration, slightly angular palate, good acidity and medium long finish.

1969 vintage

Flawed. All I can say is F**K

1969 vintage

Mellow baking spice on the nose with hints of dried mushroom and a light browning on the back of the nose. Baked dark berries and fruit. Palate displays less precision than the nose, with muddled fruit taking the primary role over spice, earth and other secondaries. Fully mature, drink now

1969 vintage

Underbara toner av mogen Bourgogne. Mogna hallon och rosor både i doft och smak. Väldigt elegant och sammetslen med alla beståndsdelar på plats. En väldigt bra flaska med en otroligt ren och fin textur.

1969 vintage

A bottle from the old Verlin collection/auction. DOA, which was too bad as generally the provenance has been great from this cellar.

1962 vintage

La Tache dinner (The Boardl Room at Capella Hotel Georgetown) : Good color but a bit cloudy. Wet moss and dirty damp cellar that didn’t go away for me. Also remnant of plum and dry cherries, mint, oatmeal and wet earth. Good concentration and acidity but bit dirty. Most dinners preferred this to the 53 by a good margin.

1969 vintage

La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (New York, NY) : Brief Paulee tasting note. What a sensational surprise. Very good combination of well reduced porcini mushroom, chinese five spice and robust red and black cherry. Aromas and flavors perfectly aligned. Long and elegant.

1969 vintage

Amazing nose, leather and sweetness. Profound, electric, sweet and luscious - seamless, fully evolved and pure. This is a real treat, one great Burgundy.

1962 vintage

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