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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) La Tâche Pinot Noir 1996
This blockbuster wine possesses a profound nose. It exhibits awesomely ripe red and black fruits, raw meat, and Asian spices, all of which are encased in sweet toasty oak. This full-bodied, wide, thick, focused, harmonious, and intense wine releases amazingly powerful layers of candied black cherries and blackberries. It is structured, totally precise, pure, and possesses an exceptionally long finish loaded with abundant sweet tannins...Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Ratings on Delectable
Mike Saviage 
Tasted blind. Dark murky red color. Notes of cherries... black cherries, tart cherries, lotsa cherries. Some cranberries and a little herbalness too. Masculine and brooding in the mouth. Seems really big, with tannins still present and lots of acidity. I guessed 95 Dugat Griotte. This needs another decade or two of slumber to develop more. Brought by a friend who said this was the first bottle he pulled from a case he bought on release. I hope to remain his friend.
Tasted blind. Dark murky red color. Notes of cherries... black cherries, tart cherries, lotsa cherries. Some cranberries and a little herbalness too. Masculine and brooding in the mouth. Seems really big, with tannins still present and lots of acidity. I guessed 95 Dugat Griotte. This needs another decade or two of slumber to develop more. Brought by a friend who said this was the first bottle he pulled from a case he bought on release. I hope to remain his friend.
9.6
Francis Huicq
1996 vintage.
1996 vintage.
9.6
Rick Baumgarten
Grand finale of a blind tasting of 12 1996 Burgs. This was easily the "youngest" tasting of the group. I actually did not rate this first. That's how good four of the wines were. This has got an easy twenty more years of life. Elegant and rich.
Grand finale of a blind tasting of 12 1996 Burgs. This was easily the "youngest" tasting of the group. I actually did not rate this first. That's how good four of the wines were. This has got an easy twenty more years of life. Elegant and rich.
9.4Nathaniel DiMaggio
Another baby! Tons of acid and beautiful, pure fruit. Give this guy time. Lots of time.
Another baby! Tons of acid and beautiful, pure fruit. Give this guy time. Lots of time.
9.0
Christopher A. Weed
Director of Operations/Wine Specialist Spectrum Wine Auctions
A slightly awkward bottle, but it pulled together after several hours. The nose retained its classic LT pungency throughout, opening more with time, while the pallet oscillated but straightened out down the wicket. In perfect condition I would rate closer to 97.
A slightly awkward bottle, but it pulled together after several hours. The nose retained its classic LT pungency throughout, opening more with time, while the pallet oscillated but straightened out down the wicket. In perfect condition I would rate closer to 97.
9.2
Michael Morgan
1996. Sadly still a little tight and closed. So much lurking beneath the surface. Any funky edges are covered and streamlined by the piercing clarity afforded by the freshness of the acidity and the finest of the tannin. 97+ points.
1996. Sadly still a little tight and closed. So much lurking beneath the surface. Any funky edges are covered and streamlined by the piercing clarity afforded by the freshness of the acidity and the finest of the tannin. 97+ points.
9.7
Ludovic Anacleto
And then, it sings.... Like the Milenium Falcon going in hyperspace, the nose of this wine sends you to directly to another dimension. This is complex, floral and concentrated. The mouthfeel is absolutely unbelievable, with a crazy unstoppable finale. A true experience
And then, it sings.... Like the Milenium Falcon going in hyperspace, the nose of this wine sends you to directly to another dimension. This is complex, floral and concentrated. The mouthfeel is absolutely unbelievable, with a crazy unstoppable finale. A true experience
9.7Mark Oldman
Heaven glimpsed: no pale clouds, no pearly gates, not even a golden harp; just a simple cart with 24 bottles of La Tache 1996, full and opened
Heaven glimpsed: no pale clouds, no pearly gates, not even a golden harp; just a simple cart with 24 bottles of La Tache 1996, full and opened
9.7Scott Claffee
Unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
10
Samantha Breton
Christmas dinner with amazing friends
Christmas dinner with amazing friends
10
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