3 bottles per lot
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Vintage note: A good vintage upstaged by the 2005. Unlike 2003, the 2004 harvest was late and the quantity large. Despite problems, overall good, some excellent.
After 2003, there was a return to normality which is to say that conditions during the growing season were, as usual, tricky. The Spring however was mild and budding prolific, no frosts and a successful though late flowering. A large crop was indicated. Problems started in July, the first half cold and cloudy which caused outbreaks of oidium; the second half warm and cloudy, with frequent thunderstorms and some hail. August also warm and cloudy. Prudent estates green-pruned to eliminate poor bunches and concentrate the crop. Happily, late August to mid-September, the crucial ripening period was warm and sunny. However sorting of grapes was crucial and, as so often, late pickers fared best.
La Tâche--Vintage 2004
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
3 bottles per lot
After 2003, there was a return to normality which is to say that conditions during the growing season were, as usual, tricky. The Spring however was mild and budding prolific, no frosts and a successful though late flowering. A large crop was indicated. Problems started in July, the first half cold and cloudy which caused outbreaks of oidium; the second half warm and cloudy, with frequent thunderstorms and some hail. August also warm and cloudy. Prudent estates green-pruned to eliminate poor bunches and concentrate the crop. Happily, late August to mid-September, the crucial ripening period was warm and sunny. However sorting of grapes was crucial and, as so often, late pickers fared best.
La Tâche--Vintage 2004
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
3 bottles per lot