The Richebourg 1999 is a very intense and dark wine, with loads and loads of fully mature pinot fruit. It's a very powerfull and direct Burgundy, from the rich 1999 vintage. Tasted against the Richebourg 1999 from Meo Camuzet, it did very well, being … [Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg 1999
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1959
La Tache 1959 is a big, masculine, robust and slighly rustic wine. I must say I prefered the 1971 to the 1959, but were on the same level. Very fine complexity and a lot of nuances asian spices and fresh pinot fruit. The 1959 has great depth and … [Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1959
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1957
La Tache 1957 is a delicate and mature wine. Fine mature fruit in the bouquet, and sweet delicate mature fruit on the palate - still vibrant and fresh (tasted in 1994). Medium body, and not a big wine, it still have the wonderfull La Tache minerality … [Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1957
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1978
La Tache 1978 is a very sexy and sweet quite old style Burgundy. On the nose it's dominated by orange and orange peel, with a sweet, mature and wonderful pinot fruit. It's a rich wine, with a very fine complexty - it's intense rather than fresh in … [Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1978
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1985
La Tache 1985 was quite disappointing. Very nice pure and ripe pinot fruit, and some minerality, but it seem to lack the struture and the finesse of a great wine. Medium length and complexity, far from matching the level of 1990 La Tache, should be … [Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1985
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1971
La Tache 1971 is one of my all time favorites. Very rich and intense with a very charming pure, ripe and sweet pinot fruit. Very good balance and freshness in the fruit, with layers of minerality and spices - a wine for drinking. It has all the La … [Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1971
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1990
La Tache 1990 is a monumental wine, massive and intense in both bouquet and on the palate. Very complex while still rather closed, showed hints of fully ripe pinot fruit with layers of mineralty and spiciness. The depth and length of this wine is … [Read more...] about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache 1990
WineHog rating system – more than points
Tasting and rating wine is not exact science ... and therefore I prefer to use a scale that reflects that wine is a living organism and that a wine can taste like 94 points one day ... and 93 the next day ... depending on the moon, the glass, … [Read more...] about WineHog rating system – more than points