Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache 2005 - In Bond

On behalf of our client, we are delighted to offer a perfect and super rare six-pack of La Tâche, Domaine de la Romanée Conti 2005

Sequential bottles numbers: 07710 - 07715

European stock (Importer: Wijnhandel de Brabandere) and purchased by our client, September 2008. The wine has been lying with LCB, Vinothèque since arriving in the UK. No US slip labels 

Condition report / photograph supplied by LCB (27 March 2023)

100 Points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous
The 2005 La Tâche is simply magnificent. There is not too much I can add. Deep, powerful and richly textured, the 2005 simply has it all. Time in the glass releases the aromatics, but it is the wine’s pure sensuality I find most enticing. A host of dark red and blue stone fruits, hard candy and wild flowers take center stage. Even with all of its intensity, the 2005 retains striking freshness and purity. Can it get better than this?

99 Points - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, January 2008
There is only one word to do the nose true justice and that is kaleidoscopic as the aromatic breadth here is simply dazzling with red and black cherry, cassis, plum and subtle earth notes replete with the same Asian spice cabinet aromas as the RSV displays but here the floral aspect, particularly rose petal, is much more pronounced. However, the '05 LT is almost a combination of the RSV's class, grace and sensuality and the Riche's power, taut muscularity and huge length as the overall palate impact is equivalent to a vinous bomb exploding on the cuts-like-a-knife finish that can be measured in minutes not seconds. This is structured to the point of being chewy yet it is never rustic or coarse because the gorgeously detailed palate is buffered by buckets of dry extract. As readers know, I often use the word Zen to describe the kind of inner harmony of a great vintage of Romanée-Conti but rarely with La Tâche yet in 2005, the LT has this element of inner calm and grace as well. In sum, this is a huge but utterly classy and stylish wine that will undoubtedly go down as one of the all time great LT's.

19.5 Points - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2008
Vibrant raspberry crimson - deeper colour than the Échezeaux. Quite meaty on the nose and very intense right from the start. Savoury rather than simple fruity. Real reverberation on the nose alone. Lots going on in there! Opened out to something more velvety. Massive weight and richness, almost muscular. Again dryness rather than sweetness dominates the wine at this stage. Despite the mass, this wine manages delicacy too with real richness on the finish. Very long. So firm and majestic. Wonderful peacock's tail in the mouth. But still pretty stern and obviously a very long term proposition. Very intense and impressive, dense and vibrant. Great energy here, though still very, very tight - perhaps more polished than the 1990 tasted afterwards. Drink 2016-2035.