Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2018 [NET] SO20231114 and clean finish

and clean finish

garrigue herbs

It is distilled from various plants indigenous to the Apennines region of Abruzzi and its vibrant green color is derived from completely natural ingredients

Made from the ancient indigenous Carcajolo Nera grape variety

and one of the wines that will define the vintage

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC) La Tache Monopole Grand Cru 2018 [NET] SO20231114 and clean finishLa 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