Domaine Nicole Lamarche Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru les Chaumes 2011 750ml

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. Clear ruby in color, the Vosne-Romanée Les Chaumes from Lamarche has a delightful, delineated bouquet with cranberry and wild strawberry scents, quite forward and confident. The palate is medium-bodied with juicy ripe tannins, plenty of succulent red cherry and strawberry fruit with nicely judged acidity. Good weight in the mouth, perhaps a little fat with an easy-drinking, pleasurable finish that exerts a gentle but insistent grip.