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.

‘Les Malconsorts’ sits at the southern end of Vosne-Romanée, bordering La Tâche, and is often spoken of as the most “grand cru-like” of the village’s Premier Crus. The Lamarche parcel is ideally situated on the upper part of the slope, where the soils are thinner and more mineral, producing a wine of structure, depth and serious ageing potential. The 2012 vintage was a low-yielding but concentrated year in Burgundy, with small berries and thick skins bringing density and definition.