La Grande Rue, Domaine Lamarche 2022

This is at once spicier and more floral in character on the cool, airy and elegant red pinot fruit, exotic tea and sandalwood-infused nose. There is both good volume and mid-palate density to the utterly delicious and lightly stony middleweight plus flavors that are quite seductive, all wrapped in a compact, stylish and hugely long finale. This very stylish effort is excellent as the only reproach is a backend touch of warmth.

Bright mid purple. The bouquet intrigues with the little touch of orange zest which always seems to be mixed in with the red fruit here. Lifted floral notes, roses and the lighter side of peonies. Sensual and sweetly ripe on the palate, the fruit more loaded towards the mid palate, and a drier tannin or two to finish. Very much a baby. Drink from 2032-2039.