La Tâche
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2068
🍷 Vintage Profile
The 2018 growing season in Vosne-Romanée unfolded under persistent warmth and abundant sunshine, beginning with a wet winter that replenished vital water reserves before an early, uniform flowering in late May. Summer brought localized drought conditions, yet the deep-rooted, biodynamically managed soils of this site mitigated hydric stress, preserving essential acidity alongside optimal phenolic maturation. Harvesting took place in early September under clear skies, yielding fruit with elevated potential alcohol, profound extract, and remarkably supple, fine-grained tannins. Globally recognized as a voluptuous, warm-styled Burgundy vintage, this bottling requires extended cellaring; as of 2026 it remains tightly wound in its youthful phase, with prime drinking projected between 2030 and 2055.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
La Tâche is a legendary Grand Cru monopole in Vosne-Romanée, celebrated for its extraordinary power, multi-layered complexity, and ethereal perfume. The 2018 growing season in Burgundy was marked by a warm, dry summer, yielding grapes of exceptional concentration and perfect phenolic ripeness. Harvested by hand and fermented with a high proportion of whole clusters, this Pinot Noir was aged in 100% new French oak barrels. The terroir of La Tâche, with its steep slope and diverse limestone-clay soils, imparts a unique combination of structural intensity and mineral precision. Historically, the vineyard was saved from fragmentation during the French Revolution, eventually consolidated fully under the domaine's sole ownership in 1932. The 2018 vintage captures this majestic heritage, offering a deep, dark fruit profile interwoven with notes of dried rose petals, exotic spices, and forest floor, backed by incredibly refined, velvety tannins.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti stands as the quintessential summit of fine Burgundy. While monastic cultivation on these Vosne-Romanée slopes traces back to the thirteenth century, the modern estate was consolidated in 1869 when Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet acquired the revered Romanée-Conti parcel. Today, co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy/Roch families and steered by Bertrand de Villaine and Perrine Fenal, the domaine encompasses roughly 28 hectares devoted almost entirely to Grand Crus. Rooted in iron-rich Bajocian limestone and nutrient-dense clay marls, the vineyards benefit from gentle east-facing inclinations and dedicated horse-plowed cultivation. Having implemented organic methods since 1986 and achieving full biodynamic certification in the 2000s, DRC emphasizes microscopic yields, rigorous massale selection, and whole-cluster native yeast fermentation. Maturation in custom new French oak yields wines of supernatural depth, precision, and longevity. Benchmark cuvées—above all the monopoles Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, alongside Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Grands Échezeaux, and Échezeaux—embody pure aromatic nuance and timeless, aristocratic grace.
🍇 Grapes
100% Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13.5%