La Tache 1994 Domaine de la Romanee Conti

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (85)

A muscular, tough young wine that's difficult to evaluate now. It smells delicious with violet, rose petal, toasted bread, mocha and spice notes, but a wall of green, astringent and dry tannins makes for a rough and hard-as-nails finish that seems, frankly, unbalanced. This finish is crisp, ungenerous and somewhat short.?

Winespectator (89)

I have had mixed results with the '94 LT as a few bottles have displayed an annoying level of volatile acidity along with evident stem influence on the otherwise aromatically pretty floral and spice scents though there are also under ripe fruit nuances. The still attractively vibrant, stony and complex middle weight flavors coat the mouth though the back end displays more than a trace of astringency and a healthy dose of austerity. In sum, this is perfectly good for the vintage but even so it's not exceptional. Consistent notes save for bottles that evidence the VA I referenced on the nose.

BOW (7.50)