1972 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand Cru
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Tasted at the La Tâche vertical at The Square. This bottle of La Tâche 1972 showed poorly, even when compared to other infamously difficult coeval vintages. Firstly it is cloudy–always a bad omen. The nose offers smudged brown sugar and cola scents with noticeable madeirization. The palate is actually better with creditable depth, but it seems to be very chaptalized and feels short and oxidized on the finish. This has little pleasure left.
This bottle of the 1972 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche was easily the finest of the three I have tasted recently. Tar, incense, truffles and deeply spiced, perfumed fruit were all woven together in a rich fabric of notable detail and class.
The 1972 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche offered pretty aromatics with fully resolved tannins and a medium-bodied, feminine personality. This La Tâche was quite enjoyable even if it wasn’t the knockout that top vintages so often are.
About the producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti or simply “DRC” is without doubt the most famous domaine in Burgundy and one of the most famous producers on earth. The Grand Cru vineyard from which it takes its name produces the world’s most expensive wine by a long margin.