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Critics Ratings

'The 1976 La Tâche Grand Cru is a vintage that I have only encountered once before. This bottle replicated the first. It has a lovely, quite spicy bouquet with scents of warm bricks and peat, fine delineation although not as much fruit as say, the 1978 that I had tasted a few weeks previously (yeah...lucky sod). The palate is medium-bodied, smooth and sensual in texture with a fine bead of acidity. Yet for the vintage this has lasted very well and though it will not improve, it should hold in there for another 6-8 years before gently fading.' - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 90/100 (Nov 2016)

'I hadn't had this in a number of years and by coincidence I had it side by side with the same wine in magnum (see the 750 ml review herein). I was surprised to find that there was really very little difference between the two and while the magnum was slightly more vibrant, they were otherwise similar. There is a lovely aged burg nose of Asian spices, dried rose petal and plenty of sous-bois with pretty, nicely spicy flavors that still have some tannin evident on the lingering if slightly robust finish. I would be inclined to drink up though it will certainly continue to hold.' - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 92/100 (Nov 2016)