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  • Country ranking ?

    224
  • Producer ranking ?

    30
  • Decanting time

    5h
  • When to drink

    from 2020
  • Food Pairing

    Flank Steak and Salsa Verde

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The Story

Well-cared for vines, strictly controlled yields and as late as possible harvest produces an aromatic and opulent wine. Deeply coloured, La Tâche develops a palate of extraordinary aromas of dark fruits, truffle and spices.

Rich and concentrated, its bouquet releases infinite tones that melt in the mouth to form a lovely ensemble – always exceptional, even in the difficult vintages. Hence in 1950 and 1951, it was the only wine in the domain...

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Wine Information

2010 Harvest The vigneron's work throughout the year is nothing other than a dialogue with his natural environment. The dialogue often becomes a combat in order to lead the vineyards and the crop towards the harvest and away from the precipices that lurk and have names such as: Mildew, Oidium, Botrytis... and many others.

Rarely has a vintage been so close to the precipice and then managed to save itself so successfully as the 2010. At the ...

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Vintage 2010

THE 2010 BURGUNDY VINTAGE 

Compared with 2009, these figures represent a deficit of 25 percent in red and 16 percent in white.

It was a cold, drawn-out winter, some two degrees cooler than the average, though rainfall and sunshine were normal. There was one severe attack of frost on December 22nd, just before Christmas, which caused widespread damage on the upside of the main road from Beaune to Dijon. In many places the road is on highe...

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Average Bottle Price

2015 2014 2013
2 566€ -7.8% 2 782€ -0.3% 2 790€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Light, Ruby red and Bright

ending

Endless, Extensive and Flavorful

flavors

Toasty, Smoky, Earthy, Mineral, New-oak and Floral

nose

Youthful, Complex, Seductive and Generous

recommend

Yes

taste

High in Acidity, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Multi-dimensional, Well-structured, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Harmonious, Focused, Fresh and Silky tannins

Verdict

Sophisticated and Impressive

Written Notes

Very rich and haunting on the nose with truffles and violets. Then admirably firm on the palate. But so much stuffing! Liqueur red burgundy… Great energy. Great muscularity. Wonderful silkiness almost disguises those tannins. Enormous persistence without heaviness. Neat finish. Thoroughly energetic. Absolutely heavenly. Bravo! 19.5/20 points

  • 98p

Good bright, full red. Ineffable high-pitched aromas of raspberry, pomegranate, cranberry, spices, flowers and white pepper. Wonderfully sappy and fine-grained, with outstanding inner-mouth mineral-driven perfume to the taut flavors of pungent red berries, flowers and spices. Most impressive today on the inexorably building finish, which features very suave tannins and great energy and lift. Built for a very long life in bottle and yet this great La Tâche already reveals considerable charm.

  • 97p

This is perhaps even more floral than the Richebourg and every bit as spicy on the ultra-pure, cool and remarkably elegant mix of red and blue pinot fruit, red currant and wild red berries that are openly mineral-inflected. As with all of the DRC '10s, the equally stony flavors and supporting tannins are extremely fine and while there is ample power and vibrancy, the palate feel is all silk and satin. To be sure, this is a big wine with impressive concentration but this is definitely not cut from the same cloth as say the 2005 or 2009 versions are. I can admire both styles but this one is seriously lovely. Readers should note however that while the 2010 LT is exceptionally fine it will still require some 20 to 25 years of cellar time before it reaches its full majority but when it does, it will be considered one of the all-time great vintages for this incredibly storied wine. If your pocketbook can stand the damage, this is an absolute 'do no miss under any circumstances' wine.

  • 98p

A big wine. Rather more backward than the Richebourg. More accessible on the palate. Full body. Very fine grip. Vigorous and succulent but still very much an infant. Potentially very fine indeed. 19.5p

2010 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche, tasted twice, not consistent notes, the best bottle was open and forward, detailed, fruity, layered and with a gorgeous balance, long. 98
  • 98p
Lovely complex nose – smoky, toasty, animal, forest floor, floral, frangipani flowers, pencil shave. Medium-bodied palate shows crispy and mineral character with cherry flavours. Refined gentle tannic structure. An energetic wine with lingering aftertaste. If there is one word to discribe this wine, it must be ELECTRIC!
  • 96p
Ruby red with darker streaks. Dark, dense and spicy aromatics opens up towards a brighter red spectrum of raspberry, wild cherries, dried rose petals and pomegranate. Strict and firm in structure and character, it eventually reveals a core of roasted spices, cranberry, red tea, raspberries and underlying oak.
  • 96p
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Origin

Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Excellent

Fake factory

There is a possibility

Glass time

3h

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Bâtard-Montrachet

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La Romanée-Conti Grand Cru

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Montrachet

Richebourg

Romanée Conti

Romanee Saint Vivant

Vosne Romanée

Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cuvée Duvault Blochet

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