This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1986 DRC La Tache Monopole Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $4000 - $5500 with a reserve of $3000. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11690.
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Please note the following conditions in the lot - 3Cm, Stained Label.
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A collector whose interest in wine began in the early 1960s, despite coming from a non-wine-oriented background. Starting modestly with bottles like Casal Mendes and Mateus, he gradually became more interested in wine, leading to a thoughtfully curated collection. Over the decades, he sourced wines from respected merchants including Century Wines (Rochester), Premium Wines (Buffalo), Vintages (with a strong focus on Bordeaux futures), the ALCB in Calgary, Berry Bros. & Rudd in London, and various Toronto importers. His original home featured a custom-designed wine cellar, later replaced by a traditional, climate-controlled cellar in his country home, where the bottles have remained undisturbed since 1990. Realizing that his 3,000-bottle cellar exceeds what he and his family could ever reasonably consume, he has chosen to share part of the collection through auction.
1986 Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache Monopole Grand Cru from this lot has the following scores - James Suckling 97 points. This is the tasting note for 1986 Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache Monopole Grand Cru from Allen Meadows (Burghound) - This possesses a classic La Tâche nose with mature, elegant, fine and ultra-spicy aromas framed by ample amounts of sous bois that lead to medium weight and relatively finely detailed flavors that culminate in a long but still fairly tannic finish. This resembles the '87 in the sense that it's an open question as to whether time will ever fully resolve the underlying tannins. That said, between the '87 and the '86, I believe that there is a better chance of that happening with the '86 and overall, this is an undeniable success in the context of a difficult red burgundy vintage. Largely consistent notes.