Oenomaniacs don't have pearly gates, we have Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1990. Outrageously sexy, with a celestial perfume of asian spices and underbrush and dried cherry. Eternal finish that tattoos itself on your tongue and palate. Medium to full-bodied, with startling freshness and grip for a quarter-centurion. La Tache 1990 will enthrall for another 30 to 50 years.
Also consumed this night:
Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne
Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet 1996
Henri Jayer Echezeaux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1988
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache 1996
Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee St. Vivant 1990
Dow Vintage Port 1955
— 10 years ago
Dry concrete, smoke on the nose. Sour cherry, white pepper. Medium + body, medium - acidity. — 10 years ago
Delicious, fruity, and smooth. Almost tastes like a Pinot. — 11 years ago
Fricken outstanding full oaky — 12 years ago
Really nice. But has a distinct, Gamay-risqué funk to it — 12 years ago
Singing right now. Crowd pleaser. — 9 years ago
Spectacular with years ahead — 9 years ago
Excellent. Wonderfully smooth for a Corbières. Full of flavour — 10 years ago
This is the perfect wine for sitting outside, listening to some jazz. It's fruity but not too sweet. Has a plain but satisfying finish. — 10 years ago
Great dark fruits and pepper...almost port like — 10 years ago
Cozy little spot between Richebourg, Cros Parentoux and Aux Brûlées. Nice neighborhood. — 11 years ago
Well, hello old buddy..... Good to see you again. It's been a while. — 11 years ago
Crisp Sauvignon blanc, delicious! — 12 years ago
Delicious, medium-bodied, well-balanced — 9 years ago
Formidable ! — 9 years ago
2000: 15 year old CD-R villages tasting tasty. Dark and heady, black fruit, figs, raisins, chocolate, leather, meaty, some aniseed notes. Softened, no grip or acidity. Ready and open but complex, in the dried fruit spectrum, rum & raisin. — 10 years ago
At La Paulee in Eleven Madison drinking 88 & 99 Richebourg and Cros Parantoux — 10 years ago
Sweet and smooth, but again — 12 years ago
Tim Edwards
First Rose of the season. Off to a fine start! — 9 years ago