Tasted at the La Tache vertical at The Square. The La Tache 1950, not the greatest of Burgundy vintages, has a fully mature appearance–brick core with a tawny rim. All it needs is a pension book to go with it. The nose is actually not that bad: light and quite dusty and leathery with just a touch of molasses. The palate is distinctly leafy and herbaceous, not a million miles away from a Clos de Lambrays 1950 tasted just a few weeks earlier. It finishes in light-hearted, somewhat monotone fashion with hints of orange rind and Vervain tea and then hurries out the exit.