Allen Meadows - Score: 87 (2016 April)

This clearly retains its essential La Tâche character as there is lovely spice and surprisingly good volume for the vintage but the austere tannic structure is beginning to dominate and it's hard to see this ever harmonizing completely. While cellaring the wine further will likely soften the structure, I fear that the fruit will have faded before this occurs. As such, I would be inclined to drink this sooner than later because even though there is no rush, this may very likely dry out in time. Reasonably consistent notes from multiple bottles.