2016 Domaine Francois Lamarche Clos Vougeot

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  12/30/2023 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine: 94 Points

  The star of the evening, the bottle that was meant to captivate the palate and olfactory senses of all the diners. Although it succeeded in doing so, the manic attention, high anticipation, and obsessive search had perhaps elevated the expectations a bit too much. As if we were vinous priests of the temple of Bacchus (or more specifically, it might be more appropriate to say Cistercian monks of the Abbey of Cîteaux), we approach the wine with reverential trepidation. Upon opening, it draws attention with its exceptionally long, high-quality cork. Once the glasses are raised, we plunge our noses in like truffle dogs, and the wine, in its aloof posture, immediately lets us know that we will need to wait before its monastic seclusion transforms into a carnival of flavors and aromas, a "Mardi Gras" of fruit and flowers surrounded by precious oriental spices. After the reserved start, we begin to peel away the various still leathery layers of this wine. Important animal notes emerge, along with noble wood, blood orange, currant, and pomegranate, emphasizing the great freshness and purity of a shining red fruit. Then, it ventures into more "blue" balsamic notes, with violet and rose. In the mouth, the tannin is composed, and like a theatrical curtain, it immediately gives way to a duet of freshness and salinity that dance between the tongue and palate, prolonging the fruity sensations and projecting them into the retro-nasal space for many seconds. In conclusion, it is certainly a great wine, but perhaps due to its still young age, we were unable to glimpse the depth and concentration we expected. At this stage, it is marked by a shoulder of salinity and freshness, making it structured but vertical and possibly not capable of engaging all taste buds. No rush to open and drink it in this phase.
  
  La star della serata, la bottiglia che doveva rapire il palato e l'olfatto di tutti i commensali, seppur ci sia riuscita, sicuramente l'attenzione maniacale, la grande attesa e la ricerca spasmodica avevano forse portato le aspettative un po' troppo in alto. Quasi fossimo sacerdoti vinosi del tempio di bacco (o nello specifico forse sarebbe più appropriato dire monaci cistercensi dell'abbazia di Citeaux) approcciamo il vino con timore reverenziale, all'apertura si fa notare per il lunghissimo tappo di ottima qualità, poi una volta avvinati i calici ci tuffiamo le narici come cani da tartufo; e il vino nella sua algida postura ci fa subito capire che sarà necessario attendere prima che la sua clausura monacale si trasformi in un carnevale di sapori e odori, un "mardi gras" di frutta e fiori attorniati da preziose spezie orientali. Dopo la partenza in sordina iniziamo a sfogliare i vari strati ancora coriacei di questo vino e vengono subito fuori note animali importanti, legno nobile, arancia rossa, ribes e melograno a voler sottolineare la grande freschezza e purezza di un frutto rosso splendente, poi si lascia andare a note più balsamiche quasi "blu", una violetta e una rosa. In bocca il tannino è composto e come un sipario teatrale lascia subito spazio ad un duetto di freschezza e sapidità che danzano tra la lingua e il palato prolungando i sentori fruttati e proiettandoli nel retronasale per moltissimi secondi. In conclusione si tratta certamente di un grande vino nel quale però forse per via della ancora giovane età non siamo riusciti ad intravedere la profondità e la concentrazione che ci aspettavamo, ancora in questa fase è segnato da una spalla di sapidità e freschezza che lo rendono strutturato ma verticale e forse non in grado di intrattere tutte le papille gustative. Nessuna fretta di aprirlo e berlo in questa fase.

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  8/30/2023 - Mario17 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Un nez assez aromatique, fruits rouges, un peu de roseun peu de vendanges entières sans doute, bouche avenante, sérieuse, longueur correcte. 91-92
  
  Fairly aromatic nose, some whole clusters, slight touch of rose, some red fruit, palate is intense, medium length. Very good.

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  12/10/2022 - Marty from Methuen Likes this wine: 92 Points

  One of the best bottles of wine I’ve ever had. As someone new to the burgundy world, experiencing a higher end bottle is eye opening to me. Hints of black cherry, smooth as velvet, and complex. Earthier flavors without a mineraly taste. Fruity without being sweet.

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  12/25/2021 - Grapetomeetyou Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very light, thin and softer than had expected from grand cru, prefer more fruit forward
  Was not sure if more time would enhance

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  3/15/2018 - d'Artagnan wrote: 94 Points

  Dégustation au Domaine Lamarche (millésime 2016): Un très beau nez de roses et de fruit rouges, avec un peu de poivre blanc. La bouche est fraiche, avec des tanins fermes mais fins, une superbe structure, un équilibre admirable. 94+ pts

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