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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 the fruit. Is fully mature, and will problably not …
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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 better in a year like 1985. Still it's a fine wine! …
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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 Tache qualities, but with a Henri Jayer like …
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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 almost unparallelled. Flavors are big, rich and …
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My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
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