Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2018 [NET] REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP fresh herbs

fresh herbs

smokey with a touch of iodine and sea salt

Moet Hennessy bought the estate in 2022

but Etienne was interested in making a Champagne 'à l'ancienne' – in other words

which explains the ornately gilded labels

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2018 [NET] REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP fresh herbsLa Tche is DRC's monopole and the largest of their Grand Crus, the most opulent and powerfully built of the domaine's reds. 2018 was a warm, ripe vintage in Burgundy, and the La Tche translates that into volume rather than weight: a big, muscular wine with explosive fruit depth, layered florals, and the kind of mid palate density that completely envelops the appellation's typically firm tannins. The finish is long and slightly austere, a counterweight