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Lot 47
1991 DRC La Tache Monopole Grand Cru - 750ml - 1 bottle(s)
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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1991 DRC La Tache Monopole Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $6400 - $9600 with BUY IT NOW PRICE of $8000. The wine in this lot comes from the collection 11375.
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From the collection of Paul Vickers, one of Calgary’s most respected and successful hospitality entrepreneurs. Purchased on release and perfectly cellared since acquisition.
The wine in this lot has a score of 97 from Robert Parker and the following tasting note -Tasted at the La Tâche vertical at The Square. I tasted the La Tâche 1991 twice within 24 hours- the first ex-domaine and the second purchased from auction in Switzerland, both with Aubert de Villaine present. The former was the best, right? Wrong. It was actually the second that clearly delivered, the ex-domaine example so brutally backward that it was more impressive than a wine to love. That was not the case with the second. The nose was unapologetically ethereal with mineral-laden black fruit with hints of cold wet limestone and peaty moorland on a gloomy winter's day. The precision is quite astonishing. The palate is perfectly balanced as it glides effortlessly across the mouth, intense rather than powerful, a gentle crescendo that fans out gracefully on the finish. I have always had faith in the 1991 La Tâche and now it is coming out of the shadow of the 1990 and proving once and for all, which wine is the greater.