'It is already abundantly clear that this is a stunningly great LT; indeed it may well rival the 1999 in time'
Allen Meadows, Burghound

• La Tâche 2018 is a chance to buy into a famous monopole at a price significantly below directly comparable vintages.
• A huge score of 99 points from leading Burgundy authority Allen Meadows is only outscored by the 1962 vintage.  The 2018 is one of the greatest La Tâches of all time.
• La Tâche 2018 is yet to be scored by William Kelley at the Wine Advocate, which gives a nice potential price catalyst upcoming.
• La Tâche 2018 outscores DRC's other monopole the Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2018, which is over 6x more expensive!
• Most importantly, our analysis reveals that La Tâche 2018 is 15% less expensive than the equally scored, and more recent, vintage of 2019.
• Limited Supply - Incredibly tight resale policy severely limits supply entering the secondary market, causing scarcity and supports the wines price in the secondary market.

‘Near Perfect’ La Tâche is the Standout DRC Choice Right Now

La Tâche 2018 appears mis-priced in comparison to its 99 points Burghound peers:

The Pick of the 2018 Monopoles

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is famed for its two monopoles: Romanée-Conti Grand Cru and La Tâche Grand Cru. In 2018, La Tâche (99 points) outscored the Romanée-Conti Grand Cru (97 points). The substantial price premium for the lower-scored Romanée-Conti highlights the exceptional value inherent in La Tâche 2018.

Market Performance and Supply Control

Since its release in 2019, La Tâche 2018 has appreciated by over 85%, establishing its credentials as a great price performer.  This price performance is a function of a secondary market that is starved of supply of all Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.  All releases are very tightly allocated on release and the Domaine is closely monitored for sales or withdrawals from bonds.  Ultimately there is always the underlying threat of losing the allocation you have spent significant sums of money to secure.

This means for those outside of that ecosystem it is very unlikely to see many cases enter the secondary market in the decade post release. This constriction on supply often leads to price growth.  Where often there is a lull on pricing until a wine enters the drinking window, this is not the case here due to the inherent lack of stock entering the market.