Tasted at the La Tache vertical at The Square. This bottle of La Tache 1972 showed poorly, even when compared to other infamously difficult coeval vintages. Firstly it is cloudy–always a bad omen. The nose offers smudged brown sugar and cola scents with noticeable madeirization. The palate is actually better with creditable depth, but it seems to be very chaptalized and feels short and oxidized on the finish. This has little pleasure left.