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93
/ 100
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91
/ 100
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18
/ 20
Tasting Notes
Domaine François Lamarche are sole owners of La Grande Rue, one of the four grand cru monopoles of Vosne-Romanée (La Tâche, La Romanée and La Romanée Conti are the others)
Burgundy Domaines such as this are a rare find – even more exceptional because the vineyard holdings here are almost entirely made up of Grand Cru and Premier Cru parcels in Vosne/Echézeaux
This domaine has its roots at the start of the 20th century when Henri Lamarche, a cooper, married Marie Grivelet from Chambolle-Musigny. Henri started making his own wines and selling them directly from the estate. It was his son who gained the La Grande Rue vineyard from his wife's family by way of a dowry. This was in the 1930s when there wasn't great demand for burgundy and grands crus attracted more tax, so M Lamarche decided to leave the vineyard as a premier cru (this is despite its location between La Tâche and Romanée-Conti). In 1989 La Grande Rue was elevated to grand cru status by the INAO. Lamarche bottles 14 different wines from a little more than 10 hectares of vineyards.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Classification: Red
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2011
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Vosne-Romanee
Alcohol %: 13.0%
Cellaring: 15 Plus Years
Scores
93 / 100""This is quite ripe though still fresh and bright with intensely spicy aromas of red berry and cherry liqueur. There is a seductively silky texture to the middle weight and delicious flavors that possess excellent depth as well as seriously impressive persistence. As with many wines in the range in 2010, the phenolically mature tannins possess a very fine grain and while firm, they are already well-integrated. The overall impression of this lovely effort is one of balance and harmony. In a word, terrific.""
- Neal Martin
91 / 100
""Moderate wood influence frames the intensely floral and quite spicy nose of mostly red berry fruit aromas. There is a sophisticated mouth feel to the supple yet well-detailed middle weight flavors that exude sappy dry extract on the gorgeously complex, persistent and utterly delicious finish that presently displays a touch of youthful asperity.""
- Allen Meadows
18 / 20
""Nervy and dramatic with lovely balance between fruit and structure. Long and rich and the flavours just yo-yo over the palate. Lovely stuff but look at the price! Clean and long. 18/20 points (JR)" (01/2013)"
- Jancis Robinson MW
