Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue Monopole Grand Cru (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016

  • 94 Jasper
    Morris
Sold Out - was $1,399.99
OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
Ships today if ordered in next 4 hours
You purchased this 3/26/24
0
Limit Reached
You purchased this 3/26/24
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue Monopole Grand Cru (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016  Front Bottle Shot
Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue Monopole Grand Cru (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016  Front Bottle Shot Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue Monopole Grand Cru (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2016  Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2016

Size
1500ML

ABV
13.5%

Features
Collectible

Boutique

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Professional Ratings

  • 94
    Medium deep colour, some raw cherry fruit, raspberry too, accessible with the oak in balance. This wine is not the most intense in the line-up, that is in any case not the Lamarche style, but there is still a very good weight of fruit to it. This needs a little more time to knit together.

Other Vintages

2017
  • 96 Jasper
    Morris
  • 94 Decanter
Francois Lamarche

Domaine Francois Lamarche

View all products
Domaine Francois Lamarche, France
Domaine Francois Lamarche Winery Image
Since 1797, on the prestigious terroirs of Vosne-Romanée and Vougeot, the vineyards have offered the Estate their precious fruit. From these terroirs , Domaine Francois Lamarche produces fourteen different wines, including la Grande Rue, a monopole of the Estate, one of the rare grands crus of Vosne-Romanée.

The Lamarche Estate, which now boasts a total surface area of nearly 28 acres, is a family firm, whose origin goes back several generations. Integrated viticulture has been adopted for all the vineyards, and both the terroir and history are expressed in the wines. They all have in common that elegance which combines exceptional balance and a delicate nose.

Image for Pinot Noir content section
View all products

Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”

Image for Vosne-Romanee Wine Cote de Nuits, Burgundy content section

Vosne-Romanee Wine

Cote de Nuits, Burgundy

View all products

This is the village for the most die-hard Burgundy fanatics. Vosne-Romanée has for many hundreds of years been the source of the most sought-after Pinot Noir in Burgundy. The village claims six Grands Crus—and some of the most famous at that—but in other villages where owners manage tiny parcels or a few rows of any one vineyard, monopolies dominate the Grands Crus of Vosne-Romanee.

Of these monopolies, Domaine Romanee-Conti (DRC) reigns supreme, claiming not only more total vineyard area than any other producer, but outright owning the entirety of two of the Grands Crus and a majority of two others. In its full possession are naturally Romanée-Conti, as well as La Tâche. DRC also owns most of Richebourg and Romanée-St-Vivant. The final two, La Grande Rue and La Romanée are completely owned by other other produers: François Lamarche and Comte Liger Belair, respectively.

While one could spend a lifetime on the puzzles of land ownership in Burgundy, the point is that Vosne-Romanee contains the most valuable pieces of vineyard real estate in the world. Pinot Noir from any of its vineyards—especially from within its 27ha of Grand Cru or 58 ha of Premier Cru land—is going to rank among the best.

The most outstanding wines from this village have everything: finesse and elegance coupled with the body and sturdiness for incredibly long aging ability. They are intensely floral and exotically spiced. Beautifully ripe, complex and ephemeral throughout, they are robust, yet fine-grained in texture. These wines will stay gorgeous for the long haul.

ZWA877409_2016 Item# 877409

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""