86 Robert Parker
PRODUCTION: 2,115 cases. An inconsistent year for the DRC wines, the 1976 La Tache possesses extremely high alcohol, ferocious levels of tannin, and a disjointed, diffuse character. It offers the earthy, smoked game, spicy, ripe components of a top vintage, but the wine has a hole in the middle and the structure dominates the wine's personality. The tea and vegetal aspects of Pinot Noir emerge as the wine sits in the glass. It is likely to dry out further with cellaring, so drink it up.
86 Robert Parker
PRODUCTION: 2,115 cases. An inconsistent year for the DRC wines, the 1976 La Tache possesses extremely high alcohol, ferocious levels of tannin, and a disjointed, diffuse character. It offers the earthy, smoked game, spicy, ripe components of a top vintage, but the wine has a hole in the middle and the structure dominates the wine's personality. The tea and vegetal aspects of Pinot Noir emerge as the wine sits in the glass. It is likely to dry out further with cellaring, so drink it up.
85 Wine Spectator
Round, ripe and sweet-tasting, medium-bodied and balanced, this is a very good, mature red Burgundy, with brown sugar, cinnamon and black cherry flavors but not much minerally terroir quality.--La Tâche vertical. Drink now through 2005. –PM
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85 Wine Spectator
Round, ripe and sweet-tasting, medium-bodied and balanced, this is a very good, mature red Burgundy, with brown sugar, cinnamon and black cherry flavors but not much minerally terroir quality.--La Tâche vertical. Drink now through 2005. –PM
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