La Tâche 1998 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (1 BT)

La Tâche 1998

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

Côte de Nuits, Grand Cru

Excellent level, label badly damaged, vintage illegible, vintage just legible on soiled and damaged French back label; Excellent niveau, étiquette fort abimée, millésime illisible, millésime à peine lisible sur sale et abimée contre étiquette française

At 11 years old from magnum, a deep colour and an incredibly aromatic nose - this is the mark of the vintage.  All blackberries, raisins and blackcurrants on the palate. So juicy and so fresh. Drenched in aromatics. An amazing sweet vanillin taste at the end. Simply fabulous crème de cassis. And the tannins are so ripe they just dissolve on the palate. It defies the vintage in its beauty. Later, in the almost empty glass, a touch of Armagnac! Serena Sutcliffe, MW

1 bt (cn)

The property of a great bon viveur, who had an eye for the best, this collection starts with an impressive tranche of La Tâche, followed by other DRC cases, Château Latour and other top claret, Yquem, Masseto, Sassicaia, etc. The damp in the cellar has affected the labels, but it also means that the levels, almost without exception, are well into the neck, and the wine itself is bursting with health

LYING AT HILLEBRAND BEAUNE, Offered Duty Paid