1998 La Grande Rue
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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Good deep red. Aromas of redcurrant, mint, truffle, bacon fat, and spicy, smoky oak; faint suggestion of exotic fruits. Fat, sweet and mouthfilling, with a bracing minty component and strong oakiness. The richest and longest of the Lamarche '98s. Solidly structured for aging. I visited Lamarche in November for the first time in several years, but the '99s had been racked and sulfured 10 days earlier and these wines were impossible to assess with confidence.
About the producer

Today run by the fourth-generation Nicole Lamarche, this property (previously known as Domaine François Lamarche) is firmly among the best in Burgundy. The Vosne-Romanée estate is most famous for its monopole Grand Cru La Grande Rue.