2016 Domaine Lamarche Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru "Aux Cras"

This is arguably the most underrated wine in the Lamarche portfolio as it is virtually always excellent but because it's a Nuits rather than a Vosne, hardly anyone notices. This offers an opportunity to those looking for excellent quality and are not unduly worried about what the label says. Though reduction presently dominates the underlying fruit there is excellent freshness and energy to the intense, concentrated and mineral-driven flavors that flash outstanding power on the focused, sappy and super-saline finish. In 2016 this is the most promising of the Lamarche 1ers. *Burghound Outstanding!*