Tasted at the La Romanée vertical at Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. The 1980 La Romanée Grand Cru, sporting a Bouchard Père et Fils label, had been acquired directly from Bouchard's cellars. It has a clear, lucid colour with less bricking on the rim compared to the previous vintage. The palate is clean and pure with mulberry, black truffle and pastille scents. It is nowhere near the quality of say, the La Tache 1980, although it is cut from the same elegant cloth. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, supple tannin. There is good acidity here and fine balance, missing some complexity toward the finish. Yet it is still offering pleasure, though feels a little broad-shouldered and lacking grand cru class. Tasted June 2015.