1990 La Tache

4 Mar 2012: 1990 La Tâche.  A most captivating perfume of raspberry, redcurrant and dried rose petals, with earthy, mushroom, leather notes, and aromas reminiscent of savoury flavours in Chinese cooking.  Beautifully structured and composed of elements in total harmony.  Slight hint of stemmy quality on the mildly astringent but incredibly lengthy finish that will play its role in further bottle evolution.  A phenomenal wine, impressive by the most compelling harmony, concentration, elegance and a most refined structure.  It was so moreish that there was no escaping the "spell" it had on us......we eagerly reached for the next sip, and the next, and the next........until there was no more and we were left with a most enchanting and memorable experience of a wine almost at perfection!  19.5/20