Nicole Lamarche Grand Cru Echézeaux 2023

Lamarche’s Echézeaux comes from two lieux-dits: Les Cruots ou Vignes Blanches and Clos-Saint-Denis. Together, these parcels encompass one hectare of vines with an average age of 30 years. Nicole Lamarche works with meagre yields here, which, alongside the Domaine’s delicate extraction, results in one of the appellation’s best wines. Jasper Morris MW has written that this cuvée “has almost as much to offer as the Grands Echézeaux. True, the latter has greater weight and power, but the Echézeaux... is particularly elegant in its immaculate, lacy style.” The 2023 is true to form, offering dark berry fruit, floral perfume and subtle spice with waves of fruit that unfold across a finely textured palate of great depth and precision. Powerful without heaviness, it delivers exceptional complexity and a long, graceful finish worthy of its Grand Cru status.