The La Tâche Monopole from the Vosne-Romanée vineyard is described in the following words by the Domaine: “La Tâche is elegance and vigour. Under the frequent firmness of the tannins, passion burns, mastered by an implacable courtly elegance”.

For me, La Tâche is above all a lesson in purity and energy, that of the expression of the great Pinot Noir on an immense terroir. With a few years of ageing, the wine expresses divinely the subtle aromas of violets, and combines freshness and richness on the palate through perfectly silky tannins.

A wine with multiple dimensions – aromas of fruit, both elegant and wild, powerful on the palate, coupled with spices, crunchy cherry, enhanced secondary aromas, leading to an intense finish, deliciously mineral and with an unparalleled intensity. A subtle and pure Pinot.

Some of the remarkable La Tâche vintages presented in the sale “Burgundy fields forever”: 1950, 1959, 1995, 2005 and 2010.

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A selection of top-lots amongst the many Domaine de La Romanée-Conti grands crus' featured in this wine  auction :

Finesse, delicious fruitiness and floral complexity are the essential qualities of the wines of Domaine Bizot, especially its Echézeaux Grand Cru, which embodies the elegance and the beauty of Pinot Noir.

Mature, Echézeaux from Domaine Bizot reveals very expressive aromas of red fruits coated with spices and tender scents of violets and rose petals.

On the palate, this Pinot with its silky tannins emerges round and smooth, and intense possessing a seductive structure and a remarkable length. The aromatic and gustatory qualities of the fully matured J-Y. Bizot Echézeaux are such that one word comes to mind, continually and without exception – beauty.

Some of the remarkable vintages presented in the sale “Burgundy fields forever”: 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009 and 2012

Class and perfection, elegance and strength, these are the unwavering qualities of the great Richebourgs of the late Henri Jayer. The bouquet opens up with gamey Pinot, cheerfully fragrant with plum and blackberry scents, complemented by notes of mushroom, leather and cedar or sandalwood.

This polished, “creamy” quality of Henri’s Richebourgs reveals itself through the vintages, and offers the silky, deliciously complex “Jayer” style of Pinot with spices which are seductive but subtly present. Wood, also present but so perfectly integrated, supports the splendid and refined backbone of this racy Richebourg.

Great style, refinement and a definite minerality on a terroir brilliantly tamed by the master of Pinot noir, the Richebourgs of Domaine Henri Jayer remain surprisingly young and expressive. Such class!

Some of the remarkable vintages presented in the sale “Burgundy fields forever”: 1959, 1978, 1980, 1985 and 1987

Baghera/wines announces its next auction, "La Romanée Memories", which will take place on April 18, 2021, at the Beau-Rivage - Geneva.  This huge "verticale" will highlight more than a century and a half of this prestigious nectar, with a total of nearly 2,000 bottles of La Romanée Grand Cru to be presented at this historic sale.

The bottles, testimony to a state of preservation close to perfection, come from the time-honoured cellars of Bouchard Père & Fils, one of the most distinguished houses in Burgundy, in continuous activity for nearly three centuries.