François Lamarche Grand Cru Echézeaux 2016

François Lamarche Echézeaux is assembled from three lieux-dits totalling around 1.32 hectares within the largest grand cru of the Côte de Nuits.

Echézeaux sprawls across some 36 hectares above Flagey and is really a collection of climats rather than a single vineyard, so the identity of a grower's parcels matters. Lamarche draws on Les Cruots ou Vignes Blanches, Clos Saint-Denis and Les Champs Traversins, with vines averaging about 30 years. Nicole Lamarche, who has run the domaine since 2013, works with very low yields and a deliberately delicate extraction, and the wine is aged entirely in used oak so nothing sits between the fruit and the drinker. The result is a supremely elegant reading of the terroir, with the perfume, detail and floral lift that have become the house signature, and rather more breadth than the domaine's Vosne-Romanée Les Chaumes without losing the same sense of energy.

Best from eight years and good for twenty. Serve at 16-18°C with roast duck, veal or mushroom-based dishes.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.