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Tasting Notes
Tasted at the La Tache vertical at The Square. Not having tasted the La Tache 1980 for 14 years, I must admit that I had high expectations for this wine–and it truly delivered. Ignore the pale color, the extensive bricking on the rim because you will be transfixed by the nose. It is absolutely ethereal with quite brilliant transparency, fleeting glimpses of wild heather, jasmine, rose petals and Lapsong Souchang. The palate is fresh and tense, gently building in the mouth with all the delicacy you can imagine. No, there is not the length here but it is far fresher than the 1985 La Tache with a sense of nervosite on the finish. Of all the vintages of La Tache this is one of the most impressive and also the most difficult to put into words. It is simply a heavenly Pinot Noir at its peak. Apr 2015, www.robertparker.com
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Neal Martin
About the producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti or simply “DRC” is without doubt the most famous domaine in Burgundy and one of the most famous producers on earth. The Grand Cru vineyard from which it takes its name produces the world’s most expensive wine by a long margin.