2020 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, La Tache Grand Cru 1x750ml

Burghound 99

Much like the Romanee St. Vivant, here the equally reserved nose is overtly floral in character with a beautifully layered array of hoisin, soy, clove, anise, black cherry coulis, sandalwood and exotic jasmine and pekoe tea scents. Once again, the texture of the rich and impressively concentrated broad-shouldered flavors is super-sleek, and they too exude an almost pungent minerality on the clean, bright and exceptionally persistent finale where the only nit is a touch of backend warmth. Despite being very firmly structured, the mid-palate density is such that this could probably be approached after only 12 to 15 years. With that said, the 2020 LT should be capable of at least 25 years of improvement and 30 would not surprise me unduly. This is quite simply exquisite. [Allen Meadows, 01/10/2023]

Vinous 98

The 2020 La Tache Grand Cru is very typically La Tache. Plum, hoisin, spice and blood orange are all amplified in an explosive, massively backward La Tache that will need 15-20 years in the cellar to start drinking well. As is so often the case, whole clusters lend an exotic spice quality that is front and center. The warm growing season has taken all the La Tache signatures and amplified them, resulting in a dense, explosive Burgundy that will thrill readers lucky enough to own it for many decades to come. [Antonio Galloni, 03/28/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2035-2070