1 dozen bottles per lot
Details
HISTORY
The original La Tâche vineyard owned by Louis-Philibert Joly de Bevy at the beginning of the revolution passed, by forced sale after the revolution, through Jacques Jacquinot to Claude-Frangois Viénot, a négociant in Dijon. At the turn of the 19th century, Viénot, to settle debts, sold his vines to Guillaume Basire which passed to General Liger Belair by marriage and remained in his family until 1933. For most of the 19th century, a large part of Les Gaudichots a lieu-dit adjoining La Tâche, was known in title deeds as Tâche Gaudichots or Tâche Gaudichottée. Indeed the issue remained confused until court proceedings in 1932 and the eventual establishment of the appellation contrôllée of La Tâche in September 1936. The Duvault-Blochet family, the ancestors of the de Villaines who currently co-own the property, acquired parcels of Les Gaudichots throughout the 19th Century including in 1862 a large parcel from M. Morellet and in 1866 a southern portion from M. Lausseure. Each of these vineyards was also referred to as Tâche Gaudichots. Throughout the early part of the 20th century, the basis for the appellation laws to come centered around the consistent use of local traditions, whether written or oral that would become key elements in determining the appellation d'origne.
VINTAGE 1978
1978 was marked by a miserable growing season and it wasn't until the last 3 weeks before the harvest where very hot weather set in and essentially saved the vintage. The Domaine did not begin picking until October 16, an incredibly late date by today's standards, when it is rare to see anyone picking in October. 1978 is incontrovertibly the greatest vintage up to '93, easily surpassing '85, '88 and '89 and edging out '90. Whether '93 will eventually be its equal still remains to be seen.
--Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
La Tâche--Vintage 1978
Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Levels: one 2cm, one 2.5cm, two 3cm, one 3.5cm, five 4cm, one 4.5cm, one 5cm; five capsules cut, Domaine vintage branded corks, non-consecutive serial numbers
In original wooden case
The colour is a beautiful, brick-edged garnet. As so often with La Tâche, the bouquet is extraordinarily rich, mingling fresh, meaty aromas, with earth, spices and leather. This is a powerfully structured wine, with great length and a complex, mouth-coating finish. 1978 was a superb, late-harvest, low yield vintage for red Burgundy, and DRC in particular. AH
1 dozen bottles per lot
The original La Tâche vineyard owned by Louis-Philibert Joly de Bevy at the beginning of the revolution passed, by forced sale after the revolution, through Jacques Jacquinot to Claude-Frangois Viénot, a négociant in Dijon. At the turn of the 19th century, Viénot, to settle debts, sold his vines to Guillaume Basire which passed to General Liger Belair by marriage and remained in his family until 1933. For most of the 19th century, a large part of Les Gaudichots a lieu-dit adjoining La Tâche, was known in title deeds as Tâche Gaudichots or Tâche Gaudichottée. Indeed the issue remained confused until court proceedings in 1932 and the eventual establishment of the appellation contrôllée of La Tâche in September 1936. The Duvault-Blochet family, the ancestors of the de Villaines who currently co-own the property, acquired parcels of Les Gaudichots throughout the 19th Century including in 1862 a large parcel from M. Morellet and in 1866 a southern portion from M. Lausseure. Each of these vineyards was also referred to as Tâche Gaudichots. Throughout the early part of the 20th century, the basis for the appellation laws to come centered around the consistent use of local traditions, whether written or oral that would become key elements in determining the appellation d'origne.
VINTAGE 1978
1978 was marked by a miserable growing season and it wasn't until the last 3 weeks before the harvest where very hot weather set in and essentially saved the vintage. The Domaine did not begin picking until October 16, an incredibly late date by today's standards, when it is rare to see anyone picking in October. 1978 is incontrovertibly the greatest vintage up to '93, easily surpassing '85, '88 and '89 and edging out '90. Whether '93 will eventually be its equal still remains to be seen.
--Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
La Tâche--Vintage 1978
Côte de Nuits, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Levels: one 2cm, one 2.5cm, two 3cm, one 3.5cm, five 4cm, one 4.5cm, one 5cm; five capsules cut, Domaine vintage branded corks, non-consecutive serial numbers
In original wooden case
The colour is a beautiful, brick-edged garnet. As so often with La Tâche, the bouquet is extraordinarily rich, mingling fresh, meaty aromas, with earth, spices and leather. This is a powerfully structured wine, with great length and a complex, mouth-coating finish. 1978 was a superb, late-harvest, low yield vintage for red Burgundy, and DRC in particular. AH
1 dozen bottles per lot