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DRC La Tâche 1956 from Arden Fine Wines in London.
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La Tâche is a Grand Cru vineyard for Pinot Noir red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy.
The commune of Vosne-Romanée hosts La Tâche, which is a monopole of the winery Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is a co-owned family estate with vineyards in Vosne-Romanée.
The Marey family bought La Tâche in 1791, who were also vineyard owners in Romanée-Saint-Vivant.
Following the French Revolution, the state sequestered La Tâche in 1793.
When Dr. Jules Lavalle published his classification of the Burgundy vineyards in 1855, he placed La Tâche in the highest category.
Until 1932, the neighbouring vineyard of Les Gaudichots could be sold either under its own name or as La Tâche.
Also in 1932, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which owned vines in Les Gaudichots, applied to merge it into La Tâche.
Liger-Belair opposed this, as he owned the smaller La Tâche.
However, Liger-Belair lost, and most of Les Gaudichots absorbed into La Tâche.
Eventually, auctioneers sold Liger-Belair’s vineyards in 1933, including his La Tâche holding, and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti acquired it.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti produced 16,112 bottles of La Tâche 1955.
DRC La Tâche 1956 from Arden Fine Wines in London
The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) La Tâche 1956 is an extremely rare and valuable wine from a historically poor Burgundy vintage.
The harsh weather conditions of 1956 caused a very small production, making any surviving bottles highly sought after by collectors.
While most wines from this year are considered past their peak, some well-preserved bottles of DRC La Tâche have shown a surprising resilience and charm.
While the vintage was weak, the extraordinary terroir of La Tâche and the meticulous winemaking of DRC allowed some bottles to survive with surprising character.
Producers made 16,720 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche 1956.
