Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2018 [NET] REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP it rewards a few years

it rewards a few years of patience

fresh herbs

Kizan Sanban is made with Miyama Nishiki rice milled to 55%

Moet Hennessy bought the estate in 2022

it is the world's first single malt to create an assemblage of six cask finishes

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2018 [NET] REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP it rewards a few yearsLa Tche is DRC's monopole and the largest of their Grand Crus, the most opulent and powerfully built of the domaine's reds. 2018 was a warm, ripe vintage in Burgundy, and the La Tche translates that into volume rather than weight: a big, muscular wine with explosive fruit depth, layered florals, and the kind of mid palate density that completely envelops the appellation's typically firm tannins. The finish is long and slightly austere, a counterweight