Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tache 2002 0,75

Soy sauce, candied blood oranges, and dark cherries make up the nose of the outstanding 2002 La Tache. Extremely elegant and pure, this light to medium-bodied wine displays a superb satiny texture and a broad blackberry, black cherry, spice, and mineral-flavored character. It boasts a refined, noble personality with an exceedingly long, supple finish.

The qualitative and ripeness differences between this wine and the Richebourg is striking as well as confounding.