2016 - La Grande Rue Grand Cru Cuvee 1959, Francois Lamarche

Country: France |
Region: Burgundy |
Appellation: La Grande Rue |
Producer: Francois Lamarche |
Classification: Grand Cru |
Colour: Red |
ABV: 13% |

Tasting Notes

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate Neal Martin - 29 Dec 17
The 2016 La Grande Rue "Cuvee 1959" Grand Cru had a very complex bouquet with red berry fruit tinged with something like fish oil or shucked oyster shells. It is certainly cut from a different cloth to the regular La Grande Rue. The palate has maybe finer, tauter tannin than the regular cuvée, very tensile in the mouth with a little more sappiness toward the finish. I wager it is not intrinsically superior to the La Grande Rue, just different.
Drinking Date: 2021 - 2038
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