Domain Lamarche Clos Vougeot 1979 -3.5cm
Domaine Lamarche Clos Vougeot 1979 is a red Burgundy wine from the Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru in the Vougeot appellation, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. Crafted from 100% Pinot Noir, it comes from a parcel in the Clos de Vougeot farmed by the estate, covering an area of 0.76 hectares. This cuvée expresses the identity of a historic clos shared among numerous owners, classified as a Grand Cru since 1937.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- -3.5cm
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vougeot
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Lamarche
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos de Vougeot
- Millésime
- 1979
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Lamarche
Domaine Nicole Lamarche, formerly Domaine François Lamarche, is a family-run estate based in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. It cultivates a vineyard of just over 11 hectares, spread across Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, Flagey-Échezeaux and Nuits-Saint-Georges, amongst others. The estate is the sole owner of La Grande Rue, a Vosne-Romanée grand cru classified in 1992.
- Owner
- Nicole Lamarche
- Maître de chais
- Nicole Lamarche
- Surface (ha)
- 11.23 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- jusqu'à 60 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s family history dates back to the late 18th century, with the Lamarche family’s presence in Vosne-Romanée documented as early as 1797. The estate took on its modern form in the early 20th century under the leadership of Henri Lamarche. In 1933, Édouard Lamarche acquired the ‘La Grande Rue’ vineyard and presented it to his nephew Henri on the occasion of his marriage to Aline Demur. This plot, situated between La Tâche and Romanée-Conti, has remained the exclusive property of the Lamarche family ever since. In 1959, a land exchange with the Romanée-Conti estate helped to define its boundaries. Long marketed as a Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru, La Grande Rue was recognised as a Grand Cru appellation by decree on 2 July 1992. Henri Lamarche subsequently passed the estate on to his son François. Following François Lamarche’s death in 2013, his daughter Nicole took over the work in the vineyard and the winemaking, with the support of her cousin Nathalie Lamarche for administrative and commercial matters. The estate has borne Nicole Lamarche’s name on its labels since the 2019 vintage. The vines have been cultivated using certified organic methods since 2010.
Clos de Vougeot
The Clos de Vougeot is a vast, single-piece vineyard enclosure, surrounded by walls and located at the foot of the Côte de Nuits slope, in the commune of Vougeot. Its terroir varies markedly from top to bottom: thin, gravelly soils on Bajocian limestone in the upper part, more clayey brown soils on limestone debris in the middle, and deeper, clayey and silty soils on a marly layer in the lower part. The site simultaneously constitutes a physically demarcated Burgundian climat and the emblematic parcel area of the AOC Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot or Clos Vougeot.
- Vineyard commune
- Vougeot
- Origin of the vineyard name
- "Clos" designates the vineyard historically enclosed by walls; "Vougeot" takes up the name of the place, linked to the Vouge which marks a historical boundary of the estate.
- Altitude
- 240–265 m
- Slope
- gentle, average of about 3.8%
- Soil
- At the top, shallow, granular soils rich in gravel; in the middle, shallow, more clayey brown soils on limestone debris; at the bottom, deeper brown soils rich in clay and fine silt.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic complex; Bajocian limestone slab in the upper part, limestone debris in the middle, and marly layer in the lower part, with the influence of superficial formations linked to the outlet of the combe d'Orveau.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.760000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Partial operation since 2022, following the withdrawal of a 0.594 ha plot.
- Indicative vine age
- The vines corresponding to the current surface area of 0.76 ha are recorded as planted in 1979.
Histoire de la parcelle
The wine estate was gradually established by the Cistercian abbey of Cîteaux starting from the early 12th century; a medieval agreement set boundaries that have remained almost unchanged, and the wall was built before the end of that century. The farm buildings were developed from the 12th to the 15th century, then complemented in 1551 by the Renaissance residence that became the château du Clos de Vougeot. The abbey kept the estate until the Revolution; the buildings and vineyards were confiscated and then sold as national property in 1791, subsequently leading to the fragmentation of the property. The appellation d'origine contrôlée Clos de Vougeot or Clos Vougeot was recognized by decree on July 31, 1937.
