From 1.35 hectares of vines in the upper sector of Clos Vougeot (in the lieu-dit Montiotes Hautes), Nicole managed to eke out just 12 barrels to make her 2016 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru. It has a pleasant bouquet with attractive woodland/undergrowth scents complementing the light red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, well balanced and perhaps demonstrating more substance than the Echézeaux that was equally impacted by the frost. I appreciate here the touch of white pepper lingering on the aftertaste. Fine.

The 2015 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is one of the more promising longer-term propositions in the range at this address, its bouquet of cocoa, plum, spice and game bird introducing a wine with good mid-palate concentration, sappy acids, and fine-boned structure.

Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru from Lamarche has an attractive bouquet with ebullient red cherry and crushed strawberry scents, with the oak neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and decent fruit concentration; however, it is marred by some rather otiose, toasty new oak on the finish. How frustrating! But I suspect, given 3-4 more years in bottle, this should melt together. Tasted September 2017.

Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has a much better nose than those from Vougeraie and Méo-Camuzet, offering red plum, raspberry preserve, rose petals and hints of sage in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe tannin, redcurrant and cranberry fruit, nicely focused with a strict and linear, yet intense finish. Give this another 2-3 years in bottle and you will have a fine Clos de Vougeot. Tasted September 2016.