Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2017 [NET]

Name: Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2017 [NET]
Brand: Private [PRI]
SKU: SF-PRI--042726-41
Price: 4999.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$4,999⁹⁹

La Tâche is DRC's monopole and the largest of their Grand Crus, generally the most opulent and structured of the domaine's reds. The 2017 reading is a particularly graceful one: this was a cooler, more transparent vintage in Burgundy, and La Tâche showed up paler than usual, almost translucent, leading with floral high notes, rose, leather, peat smoke, and racy red-berry fruit. The structure is there underneath, all whole-bunch spice and saline lift, but the wine drinks with an unusual approachability for the appellation. A La Tâche for those who don't want to wait 25 years. Imported by Wilson Daniels.

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Burghound

96 points

"Other than perhaps a great Musigny, La Tâche is the most aromatically compelling wine in Burgundy with its perfumed fireworks in a glass with a nose that is ultra-spicy, exuberantly fresh and impressively broad-ranging array of rose petal, exotic and herbal tea, lavender, plum, violet, sandalwood, soy and a whiff of hoisin. There is a beguiling sense of underlying tension to the supple and almost easy-going mid-palate of the deceptively forward medium-bodied flavors that progressively tighten up on the dusty, exceptionally stony and saline if ever-so-mildly warm finish that flashes excellent depth and superb persistence as well as plenty of youthful austerity. This is a La Tâche of contrasts as the mid-palate suggests early accessibility yet the firm core of tannins makes clear that the 2017 LT will require extended keeping if you wish to experience it at its peak." —Allen Meadows

Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2017 La Tâche Grand Cru is another of the more expressive wines in the range. It opens with striking mid-palate pliancy and also possesses a level of inner sweetness the other wines don’t have, and yet there is plenty of the tannic clout that defines the Richebourg as well. Time in the glass allows all of those elements to emerge fully, especially the aromatics that are such a La Tâche signature. Creamy, ample and wonderfully expressive, 2017 is superb today. I would cellar the 2017 for at least a few years, even if it is incredibly alluring right now. Harvest took place on September 6 and 7." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

96 points

"While the 2017 La Tâche Grand Cru is one of the most approachable recent vintages of this great monopole, it's still really too soon to be opening bottles. However, these things happen, and it's certainly a striking wine, unwinding in the glass with detailed aromas of wild berries, plums, exotic spices, orange, rose petals, peony and coniferous forest floor. Full-bodied, satiny and seamless, its beautifully refined tannins and succulent acids are cloaked in an ample core of fruit. Like many of the best 2017s, its charm is deceptive, as there's a lot waiting in reserve here, and even a few years' patience will bear dividends." —William Kelley

Jancis Robinson

19 points

"Pale ruby. Really quite intense on the nose. Glorious spread of ripe fruit and freshness. Very immediate. Such a peacock’s tail on the finish too! Rich yet far from sweet. Massive concentration. Resonates with violets and forest charm on the finish. Gorgeous. Such appeal!"

Decanter

97 points

"The La Tâche marks a departure from the wines in this tasting. It is noticeably darker, a bit less forward aromatically and much richer. There is more red and black fruit density, and more power and tannic grip on the palate, although according to the domaine, the winemaking was the same, with the fermenting juice punched down with the same frequency. Bertrand de Villaine points out that La Tâche goes from the bottom of the grand cru band to the top and feels that this delivers a 'transparency that is the expression of the terroir and very close to minerality'."

Wine Spectator

96 points

"As usual, La Tâche is altogether bigger, denser and darker in its fruit expression. Black currant, black cherry, licorice, spice and earth notes ply the vibrant profile as this builds to a long finish"

More about Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC)

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Pinot Noir
Vintage

2017
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Biodynamic
Style

Earthy , Minerally
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast duck breast with cherries, mushroom risotto, squab with foie gras, aged Brillat-Savarin, spit-roasted pork.

Tasting Profile

Dry, medium- to full-bodied, fine-boned tannins, high acidity. Rose, fresh leather, peat smoke, red currant, wild strawberry, salinity. Whole-bunch lift.