Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Drc |
Label Name: | La Tache |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | France |
Region: | La Tâche (Vosne-Romanée), Côte de Nuits, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir. |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 15-17°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 99/100; Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 98/100; Burghound 99/100
Tasting Note
Concentrated dark red fruit (black cherry, mulberry) with floral rose and peony, layered spice, mineral/iron notes and fine chalky tannins; profound length and vinous complexity.
Food Pairing
Roast duck, beef filet, venison, lamb, mushroom risotto (western); Peking duck, wagyu/kalbi (Korean BBQ), sukiyaki, miso-glazed eggplant (asian).
Production Method
Biodynamic, hand-harvested; native-yeast fermentation with some whole-cluster inclusion; matured c.18 months in French oak barrels.
Vineyard Info
Monopole of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC), owned since 1933; vineyard area c.6.06 ha.