In Bond Fine Wine. 2017 Francois Lamarche La Grande Rue, Vosne-Romanee, Burgundy, France. Grand Cru • Red Burgundy in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 94/100 (AM). Drinking window: 2022+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Allen Meadows (BH) — 92–94/100 · Burghound, 10/01/2019 · Drink 2032+
This is also quite floral with its array of violet, lavender and rose petal wisps that add considerable elegance to the very pretty mix of black pinot fruit, sandalwood and lovely spice elements. The mouthfeel of the medium weight plus flavors is finer than those of the GE if not quite as powerful or muscular, all wrapped in a wonderfully long if slightly warm and austere finale. This is a big bu…
Julia Harding MW (JH) — 17.5/20 · JancisRobinson.com, 09/01/2019 · Drink 2025-2037
Light to mid crimson. Sweet red fruits and a touch of vanilla, really fragrant already. The openness of the vintage shows here. Silky tannins even now, super-fine. Delicate but long, with the fruit rushing in on the finish.
Neal Martin (NM) — 92–94/100 · Vinous, 01/01/2019 · Drink 2022-2040
The 2017 La Grande Rue, the famous 1.65-hectare monopole of the domaine that runs parallel to Romanée-Conti and La Romanée, offers attractive crushed strawberry, raspberry, rose petal and wet limestone aromas on the nose. This is not as intense as the 2016 but very focused and delineated. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, replete with filigreed tannin and a refreshing sense of salinit…