Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand Cru Monopole 1995 Vosne-Romanée Burgundy

Technical Details

Tasting Profile

The 1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand Cru Monopole pours a deep, garnet-ruby with a subtly evolved brick rim — testament to three decades of patient cellaring on this 6-hectare monopole in the heart of Vosne-Romanée. On the nose, the wine opens with extraordinary complexity: notes of ripe dark cherry and blood orange are interlaced with bramble and iron-flecked mineral depth, while secondary development has coaxed forth delicate dried roses, blonde tobacco, and a whisper of forest floor. On the palate, the wine is at once powerful and precise — a defining trait of La Tâche, long considered among the most structured of the Côte de Nuits grand crus.

Silky, fine-grained tannins frame a layered mid-palate of sour cherry, exotic spice, and subtle earthy warmth. The finish is extraordinarily long, tapering into savory, spiced nuance with luminous acidity keeping every element in tension. Scoring 92/100 on Wine-Searcher, this mature vintage rewards those collectors willing to open it now yet remains capable of further evolution for patient cellars seeking the peak expression of Burgundy’s greatest monopole.

Food Pairing

DRC La Tâche 1995 Vosne-Romanée reaches its zenith alongside roasted Bresse pigeon with truffle jus — the wine’s iron-laced dark fruit and silky structure echoing the richness of the bird. Aged Époisses or Comté cheese similarly coaxes the wine’s tertiary complexity into full bloom, a pairing as elevated as the terroir itself.

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) La Tâche Grand Cru Monopole 1995, Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France