La Grande Rue, Grand Cru, 2016
00 Intense and complex. This shows great strength and depth in equal measure, complex forest and hedgerow fruit with notes of damson. Long and multi layered, revealing itself more and more the longer it is open. Touches of cherry blossom and rose on the long and expansive finish. A class act. La Grande Rue is an exceptional vineyard that sits next to La Tache and was granted the honour of Grand Cru status in 1992.
critic reviews
The 2016 La Grande Rue Grand Cru has a very pure, almost pastille-like bouquet with copious red cherry fruit mixed with crushed strawberry and a little cassis. La Grande Rue? [Post script: Bingo!] The palate is very pretty with fine-grain tannin. This is surfeit with freshness and vitality, although it does not quite have the depth and structure of other Grand Crus from the appellation. It does fan out towards the finish. The persistence, and the saline aftertaste are very appealing. Excellent. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.