Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru 2008

96 BH

95 JG

Notes:

By Allen MeadowsBurghound, January 2011, Issue #41(Domaine de la Romane-Conti La Tche Grand Cru Red) This takes a while to get going because like the Richebourg, this is initially reduced so you'll need to decant it if you're going to sacrifice a young wine on the altar of curiosity. After aggressive swirling, a highly expressive and kaleidoscopic nose offers up a dazzling breadth of aromas with more rose petal and violet notes combining with those of kirsch, herb and humus, all of which are reflected by the ripe, pure and extremely fresh silkily-textured big-bodied flavors that possess firm tannins that are completely enrobed by the impressive amount of extract that also coats the mouth on the hugely long and ever-so-slightly minty finish. The '08 La Tche is not an especially powerful wine by its standards and it's more like a gymnast with its sleek muscularity. That said and again like the Richebourg, all of the structural elements are not yet in perfect balance but the sheer length of the finish is immense, which is always a very positive sign. (Drink starting 2030) 96 points

By John Gilman
(La Tche- Domaine de la Romane-Conti) The 2008 La Tche will be one of the reference points of this superb vintage. The bouquet is deep and celestial in its vibrant mlange of cherries, raspberries, coffee, blood orange, vinesmoke, a very, very complex base of soil and spicy new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very sappy at the core, with stunning transparency, beautiful structural elements and a hauntingly long, complex and tangy finish that closes with ripe, well-covered tannins and lingering soil nuances. A great La Tche. (Drink between 2020-2075)95points

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