Description
You can find DRC this DRC La Tâche 1999 from award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
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The La Tâche Grand Cru vineyard produces La Tâche from Pinot Noir grapes.
Wine enthusiasts widely praise this red wine for its elegance, complexity, and age-worthiness.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) owns the monopole vineyard.
Indeed, wine lovers know La Tâche for its complex and slow-developing flavour profile.
It often requires a decade or more to fully integrate.
Interestingly, the varied soil composition of the vineyard ranges from more stony, limestone-heavy upper slopes to clay-rich lower slopes.
This enables DRC to create a consistent, complex wine.
Moreover, DRC’s traditional, perfectionist winemaking, including late harvesting for optimal ripeness and very low yields, contributes to the wine’s quality.
DRC La Tâche 1999
The 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand Cru stands out as one of the all-time legendary vintages for this vineyard.
Firstly, it presents an intense and complex oriental spice box nose, featuring notes of hoisin, wilted violets, potpourri, musk, and leather.
Furthermore, on the palate, it showcases deep layers of dark plum, cassis, and redcurrant fruit, with a silky yet profound texture.
In addition, the massive tannins feel velvet-smooth.
Moreover, on the finish, it delivers an extremely long and persistent experience.
Notably, the Burghound (Allen Meadows) stated: “Words remain inadequate to describe just how good this wine is… pure pinot extract of indescribable complexity and length.”
Additionally, Neal Martin (Vinous) remarked: “Perfectly balanced with filigree tannin, hints of black plum and blood orange.”
As a result, as a “monopole” (a vineyard owned entirely by one estate), they produce extremely limited quantities.
In conclusion, DRC crafted 16,640 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche 1999.
Would you like to compare this vintage to another great year for La Tâche, such as 1971 or 1978?
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