1945 Domaine Henri Lamarche Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots 1er Cru

BY NEAL MARTIN | APRIL 17, 2023

The reputation of a Burgundy domaine swings with the caliber of its wines. Certainly, under present winemaker Nicole Lamarche, the Lamarche wines are much more consistent and higher in quality than they were between the Seventies and Nineties when it is said that the aging Henri Lamarche spent insufficient time tending to his vines. Commentators perhaps meted out more criticism towards the domaine as they owned the monopole of La Grande Rue, predestined to be compared to its neighbor, Romanée-Conti. How could they preside over such an enviable portfolio and their wines so frequently be pale imitations of their peers?