Francois Lamarche, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2023 The super-sleek

The super-sleek

plus some Old World hints of meat and earth

age it a few more years for additional nuance

all in the ripe

(93-95)/2024+

Francois Lamarche, Clos Vougeot Vintage:2023 The super-sleek(from 3 different parcels, one at the bottom and two at the top but on opposite sides). A fresh, cool and perfumed nose of mostly red currant and cherry is liberally laced with notes of earth, underbrush and oak nuances. There is a very forward, even lush palate impression to the bigger, richer and more powerful flavors that also possess fine mid palate concentration though not necessarily better persistence. This too will need a few years of cellar