2020 Vosne-Romanée, Les Malconsorts, 1er Cru, Nicole Lamarche, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Not ready
Allen Meadows
92-95/100
Jasper Morris MW
93-95/100
Product: 20201040261
2020 Vosne-Romanée, Les Malconsorts, 1er Cru, Nicole Lamarche, Burgundy

Description

Two parcels in this magnificent vineyard feature here, from just under 0.5 hectares covering the upper and lower sections. The palate is initially stealthy, then some focused red fruit comes into play. The terroir is then in control, without imposing any regulation. The finish is incrementally intense. You could almost drink this now, but it would be infanticide. Drink 2030-2050. 
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Lamarche

Critics reviews

Allen Meadows 92-95/100
(from two parcels, one at the top and another at the bottom measuring.50 ha). A less expressive but more complex nose grudgingly offers up its aromas of various red berry fruits, a bevy of floral nuances and ample spice elements. There is a really lovely inner mouth perfume to the gorgeously textured larger-scaled flavors that possess evident minerality and muscle on the well-detailed and beautifully persistent finale. The tannins are also quite fine grained and overall, this is a Malconsorts of refinement and finesse, which is admittedly unusual. Atypical or not, this is a really lovely effort.2032+allen_meadows, burghound_com.com (Jan 2022)"
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2022)
Jasper Morris MW 93-95/100
Lovely ruby purple colour. This is complex on the nose, fresh rather than luxuriant but with plenty of different points of fruit peeping through. Something savoury, some vanillin, some stems adding counterpoint to the texture, but above all a pretty yet precise red fruit.Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy_com (January 2022)
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (Jan 2022)

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.
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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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