The 2009 La Tâche Grand Cru is the most ethereal of the three wines in this flight. Whole cluster influence is especially marked here. A whole range of spice, dried flower, mint and savory overtones infuse the 2009 with layers of nuance. Next to the other wines in this flight, La Tâche is ethereal and harder to fully capture with words, an attribute many, if not most, of the world’s greatest wines share.

The 2009 La Tâche Grand Cru is still a decade away from the plenitude of maturity, but it's already a head-turning wine, soaring from the glass with an extravagant bouquet of rose petal, Asian spices, grilled meats, rock salt, espresso roast, rich soil tones, plums and dark chocolate. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ample and richly structured around fine-grained chalky tannins, with a deep and multidimensional core and succulent underlying acids, concluding with a long, fragrant finish. This is an utterly classic La Tâche that ranks among the vintage's high points.

eRobertParker.com April, 2012

The 2009 La Tache is a very subtle wine. It boasts incredible richness and depth, yet remains elusive. Silky, impossibly refined tannins frame the seamless, resonant finish. Nothing in particular stands out. Everything is simply in the right place. Anticipated maturity: 2024-2059.

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Don't Miss! fter the brilliance of the prior wines, I could barely contain my anticipation for the usual aromatic fireworks so often found in young La Tâche......only to find moderate reduction. Happily, the reduction did not extend to the palate as there was excellent energy and freshness to the lacy and stunningly precise broad-scaled flavors that build in intensity from the densely concentrated mid-palate to the explosive and mouth coating finish that seemingly goes on without end. This is a big LT with ample muscle and very firm but not aggressive structure along with superb depth of underlying material and positively mind-blowing length. But the real genius of this wine is the Zen-like harmony and poise. In a word, magnificent. Drink: 2029+
-Allen Meadows, Burghound.com Issue 41. Tasted: Jan 01, 2011

Tasted out of barrel at the Domaine. The La Tache ’09 in barrel is shaping up nicely. It has an indescribably complex bouquet with wild strawberry and Morello, a little apple blossom and limestone. A La Tache that is mercurial in the womb! The palate has razor-like precision, incredible mineralite and a symmetry that would put a smile on a depressed geometrist’s face. Texturally, it reminds me of a Montrachet! Born to be a star. Tasted November 2010.

Full ruby-red. Reticent, deeply pitched aromas of purple fruits and violets; I don't find the ineffable spice, pepper and truffle notes this cuvee usually displays at this stage. Wonderfully suave and lively in the mouth, but showing more energy than complexity today. Then quite juicy and delineated on the back half, finishing with a rare combination of power and velvety texture. This really coats the palate and builds but I still wanted more of the pungent floral, spicy high notes and inner-mouth perfume that I find in the 2008.