2016 Domaine Francois Lamarche Grand Cru Monopole La Grande Rue Normandy which is 80% Merlot and

which is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc

Laffitte-Carcasset is an especially delicate wine for the appellation

and this is a cleverly constructed wine

It marries the fruit intensity of a warm year with the driving energy of a cool year

faint sea spray scents (a whiff of the old Gironde estuary) and just a touch of crushed stone

2016 Domaine Francois Lamarche Grand Cru Monopole La Grande Rue Normandy which is 80% Merlot and95 points, Burghound "A subtle touch of wood serves as a suitably discreet backdrop for the exceptionally floral infused and perfumed nose that offers up additional notes of spice, red currant and pekoe tea. The round, refined and lilting if impressively intense flavors are blessed with excellent punch and power while exhibiting a lovely salinity on the built to age finish. This refined effort is very classy, indeed the word Zen comes up mind." Allen