Six bottles of La Tâche 2014 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, still in the original wooden case with its band intact. A sealed case with clean provenance is the simplest way to follow one great vintage over many years.
About This Wine
The 2014 La Tâche was picked in mid-September and bottled in spring 2016. It came out perfumed and firmly built, with red fruit, spice and a stony finish, and one Master of Wine who tasted the range on release judged it the most impressive of the domaine's 2014s. The intact band shows the case has not been opened. Keep it lying flat, somewhere cool, dark and still.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Sweet red cherry and candied cranberry, pink blossom, sappy spice and a leafy note.
- Palate: Layered and tense, with a core of red and black fruit, chalky minerality and fine-grained tannin.
- Finish: Long, with graphite, spice and floral lift.
Serving & Food
Leave the case closed for now; the wine should begin to open around 2030 and last well past 2045. When the time comes, decant for about 90 minutes and bring it to around 17°C in wide Pinot Noir glasses. Roast pheasant, lamb with rosemary and garlic or a ripe Époisses would all suit it.
How to Enjoy
Building a La Tâche vertical, or holding a full case to open one bottle at a time over the coming decades.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Appellation: La Tâche Grand Cru, monopole
Region: Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy, France
Vintage: 2014
Grape: Pinot Noir
Format: 6 x 750mL, banded original wooden case
About the Domaine
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti owns roughly 28 hectares in and around Vosne-Romanée, nearly all of it Grand Cru, making it the largest Grand Cru holder in Burgundy. Its two monopoles are Romanée-Conti, at 1.81 hectares, and La Tâche, at 6.06. It also has substantial holdings in Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Grands Échezeaux and Échezeaux, a small parcel of Le Montrachet, and leased plots on the hill of Corton. Since 1942 it has been co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy families. Aubert de Villaine ran it for almost five decades and led the campaign that won UNESCO World Heritage status for the Climats of Burgundy in 2015. He moved to an advisory role in 2022, handing the co-direction to his nephew Bertrand de Villaine and to Perrine Fenal.