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2010 La Grande Rue, Grand Cru, Domaine François Lamarche, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
95/100
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2010 La Grande Rue, Grand Cru, Domaine François Lamarche, Burgundy

Description

A deep rich colour opens proceedings with the Grande Rue and the bouquet is at first delicate and a touch spicy, with plenty of promise but no desire to reveal everything at this very early stage. There is a wealth of brisk red fruit, good oak integration and a core of concentration towards the back of the palate. Unsurprising, this needs time in the cellar, but expect a super wine when it is ready.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

With Nicole Lamarche firmly in charge, the domaine has converted to organic farming, and the recipe in the cellar this year was for a long vinification but less extraction. The wines have spent twelve months in barrel (with 30% new wood for the village wine and up to 60% for Grand Crus) before being transferred to vat. Sadly, many of the Vosne-Romane vines here did not make it through the winter, so there is no village wine this year for us in 2010. Otherwise, expect attractive wines in 2010 with excellent typicity.

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2010
Alcohol % 13.5
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Full Bodied
Property Domaine Lamarche

Critics reviews

95/100
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.Drink 2025+burghound_com.com (Jan 2013)
Burghound.com (Jan 2013)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Domaine Nicole Lamarche

The division of vineyards with Nicole's cousin Natalie is now complete, and Nicole now has under seven hectares, down from 11 hectares. The Malconsorts and Grands Echezeaux have gone but the monopole of La Grande Rue remains. Nicole Lamarche took over from her father, François, in 2006; from ’19, the domaine now carries her name. Nicole’s style is one of a light touch; the wines aren’t deeply coloured and are sensually soft yet show wonderful intensity. In the vineyard Under her aegis, the vineyards have been converted to organic and biodynamic production, although certification isn’t sought. The vines are now trained higher, and leaf cover is retained. In the cellar, the barrel regime has been changed, both in the lower proportion of new oak used each year, and in the coopers that supply the barrels In the winery When asked for details of the winemaking process, Nicole remains steadfastly enigmatic: there’s no formula and every cuvée receives a customised élevage. However, there’s always a proportion of whole bunch on the top wines, usually around 30%.

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