The 2015 Domaine François Lamarche Clos Vougeot is a top buy with age from a benchmark vintage, offering the structure, depth, and classicism that collectors seek from this historic Grand Cru. Domaine Lamarche, a family-run estate headed by Nicole Lamarche, has been based in Vosne-Romanée since the 18th century. The estate farms 1.32 hectares within Clos Vougeot’s upper mid-slope—arguably its most esteemed sector, with deeper clay-limestone soils that contribute to power and finesse. The 2015 growing season was warm and dry, resulting in ripe, concentrated fruit with naturally balanced acidity, which produced some of the best wines of the decade. Lamarche adheres to organic principles and employs minimal intervention in the cellar, with fermentation taking place in open wooden vats and aging in 50–60% new oak. The result is a firm, age-worthy Clos Vougeot, characterized by dark cherry, graphite, and earthy spice, wrapped in polished tannins and precise minerality. This is a serious Grand Cru that can be enjoyed now or cellared for longer if desired. We are offering excellent pricing on some of the only bottles currently available in the USA.
Vinous (Neil Martin) 94 points! "The 2015 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has perhaps the most succinct bouquet of 16 peers tasted blind, offering very discreet red and black fruit intermixed with pencil lead, sous-bois and dried orange peel. The palate is very well balanced, displaying a fine bead of acidity, traces of graphite and brown spices, filigreed tannin and a poised, classy finish. This Clos de Vougeot testifies to some top-notch winemaking craftsmanship. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting."
2015 Domaine François Lamarche Clos Vougeot
2015 Domaine François Lamarche Clos Vougeot
The 2015 Domaine François Lamarche Clos Vougeot is a top buy with age from a benchmark vintage, offering the structure, depth, and classicism that collectors seek from this historic Grand Cru. Domaine Lamarche, a family-run estate headed by Nicole Lamarche, has been based in Vosne-Romanée since the 18th century. The estate farms 1.32 hectares within Clos Vougeot’s upper mid-slope—arguably its most esteemed sector, with deeper clay-limestone soils that contribute to power and finesse. The 2015 growing season was warm and dry, resulting in ripe, concentrated fruit with naturally balanced acidity, which produced some of the best wines of the decade. Lamarche adheres to organic principles and employs minimal intervention in the cellar, with fermentation taking place in open wooden vats and aging in 50–60% new oak. The result is a firm, age-worthy Clos Vougeot, characterized by dark cherry, graphite, and earthy spice, wrapped in polished tannins and precise minerality. This is a serious Grand Cru that can be enjoyed now or cellared for longer if desired. We are offering excellent pricing on some of the only bottles currently available in the USA.
Vinous (Neil Martin) 94 points! "The 2015 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has perhaps the most succinct bouquet of 16 peers tasted blind, offering very discreet red and black fruit intermixed with pencil lead, sous-bois and dried orange peel. The palate is very well balanced, displaying a fine bead of acidity, traces of graphite and brown spices, filigreed tannin and a poised, classy finish. This Clos de Vougeot testifies to some top-notch winemaking craftsmanship. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting."
