Francois LaMarche Les Suchots Vosne Romanee 1er Cru 2013 750ml

Domaine François Lamarche is a historic Vosne-Romanée estate, best known as owner of the grand cru monopole La Grande Rue, and Les Suchots is one of the village's finest premiers crus, bordering Échézeaux and Romanée-Saint-Vivant. 2013 was a small, late, cool vintage that produced fresh, finely etched red Burgundies. Burghound described a restrained nose of red berries, anise, exotic tea and sandalwood, with a seductive, even opulent texture and velvety extract. Wine Advocate found a fruit-forward, gutsy Pinot Noir with grippy tannins. Now past its tenth birthday, it has entered its drinking window and should be enjoyed through about 2030.