Login

Cart

Your cart is empty
  • 99
  • 98
  • 98
  • 97
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru 2018
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru 2018

Sale price$11,499.99

— DRC produces some of the world’s most revered wines, famed for their elegance, complexity, and longevity.
.
— 99pts, Allen Meadows!
.
— Sourced from a premium private cellar

Origin

Burgundy Vosne-Romanee, France

In stock
Ready for dispatch from Warehouse same or next business day
SKU: DRCL201810 UCAU
  • 99 Points
  • 98 Points
  • 98 Points
  • 97 Points
TASTING NOTES

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tache Grand Cru 2018 represents the pinnacle of Burgundy’s winemaking mastery. Crafted by the legendary Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC), a historic estate with roots dating back to the 13th century, this Grand Cru wine exemplifies meticulous craftsmanship and unparalleled terroir expression.

DRC is renowned worldwide for its commitment to excellence, employing biodynamic vineyard practices, hand-harvesting, and maintaining low yields to ensure each grape reaches its fullest potential. This dedication results in wines celebrated for their elegance, complexity, and remarkable longevity. The 2018 vintage of La Tache exemplifies these qualities, capturing the unique character of one of Burgundy’s most prestigious vineyards.

This exceptional wine has received 99 points from acclaimed critic Allen Meadows, underscoring its extraordinary depth and finesse. Sourced from a premium private cellar, this bottle offers a rare opportunity to experience one of the world’s most revered Pinot Noir expressions.

La Tache 2018 reveals a profound bouquet of ripe red berries, delicate floral notes, and subtle hints of spice and earth, all seamlessly integrated with a silky texture and vibrant acidity. The palate unfolds layers of complexity, balanced by refined tannins and a lingering, graceful finish that promises exceptional aging potential.

Originating from the heart of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits, La Tache benefits from the region’s unique terroir—characterized by limestone-rich soils and a climate that fosters optimal ripening. The 2018 vintage is noted for its ideal growing conditions, producing wines with both power and elegance.

This Grand Cru is a testament to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s enduring legacy and a must-have for collectors and connoisseurs seeking a wine of prestige, rarity, and timeless sophistication.

TASTING PROFILE
  • LIGHT
  • FULL
  • LOW TANNIN
  • TANNIC
  • SWEET
  • DRY
  • LOW ACIDITY
  • HIGH ACIDITY
Food Pairings:
  • Pork
  • Poultry

Classification: Red

Variety: Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2018

Bottle : 750ml (Bottle)

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Alcohol: 13.5%

Cellaring: 15 Plus Years

Scores

99/100

This is unusually cool and airy in the context of what is typical in 2018 with its restrained and beautifully layered nose of rose petal, violet, lavender, lilac, sandalwood and soy nuances that add incredible breadth to the mostly red berry-suffused aromas, all of which is trimmed in very subtle oak influence. There is outstanding volume to the big, muscular and robust flavors that also possess focused power where the intensity does a slow build from the mid-palate to the explosively long and decidedly austere finish that just lasts and lasts. This is somewhat less 2018 in style than the prior wines though it is clearly quite ripe. It is also a bit less refined than it usually is, at least at this early stage, though to be fair it is still in its formative stages so we will see how it comes along with more aging. I would observe though that it is already abundantly clear that this is a stunningly great LT; indeed it may well rival the 1999 in time, is going to develop quite slowly over a very long period.

Allen Meadows

Scores

98/100

The grand old lady' is how Bertrand de Villaine refers to La Tâche, now planted with 50-year-old vines and responsible for one of the great wines of the vintage in 2018, as it so often is. This is a Grand Cru with incredible presence and self-assurance, showing remarkable balance, grace and intensity, the majesty of a great, soaring cathedral, fine texture and flavors of green malt, red berries and autumn leaves. Wonderful stuff.

Decanter

Scores

98/100

A gorgeous rich imperial purple, with savoury characters over and above the others. The aromatics suggest a heart that stretches ever deeper. What a weight of fruit is there, how noble in reason. In a vintage like 2018 the fruit weight completely subdues the tannins, which are always a little bit more evident in La Tâche. The fruit shows this extraordinary dark raspberry character perfectly on the cusp of red and black, anting to be floral at the same time. Pens out from its more vertical style, with a sweetness of fruit to finish. 98.5

Jasper Morris MW

Scores

97/100

The 2018 La Tâche Grand Cru exhibits quite a strong whole-bunch influence on the nose, perhaps a little too much when juxtaposed against the more seamless Richebourg. Scents of black truffle, pressed rose petal and decayed autumn leaves/undergrowth infuse the mainly dark fruit. There is something a little introspective about this nascent La Tâche. The palate is very well balanced with filigreed tannins. A multifaceted wine that leans more to the red side of the fruit spectrum. The silky, saline finish shows wonderful sapidity. Once the aromatics open for business, I have little doubt that this will be an awesome yet quite cerebral La Tâche.

Neal Martin

Copyright © 2025 Winetopia

ABN: 13 116 972 313. SA License Number: 57701990

It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of, a person under the age of 18 years. Purchases from this website are only available to adults over the age of 18 years and by using this website to make a purchase the user acknowledges they are of legal age to do so in their jurisdiction.