Tasting Notes
Vinous 97
Deep, dark red Darker on the nose than La Tache, exuding aromas of boysenberry, black raspberry, violet, brown spices and smoky minerality Like liquid velvet on the palate but with its purple and black fruit flavors energized by pungent, sappy minerality The rising, utterly bracing finish shows great breadth and extraordinary noble tannins This knockout is wonderfully full and thick yet somehow weightless owing to its outstanding mineral energy An amazing showing today, but this supremely elegant wine is just at the beginning of a 30+-year life in bottle Bertrand de Villaine noted that Romanee-Conti is typically a wine of aromas while La Tache is more about the mouth, but not today
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2048