CHÂTEAU DE LAMARQUE ~ VINTAGE 2016
JAMES SUCKLING
Chateau de Lamarque 2016 (in-bottle tasting - Jan 2019)
93 points: " Ripe and generous with lovely freshness. This is a very elegant Haut-Médoc that has excellent balance and a long, almost silky finish that makes it easy to enjoy right now. Drink or hold.”
Donjon de Lamarque 2016 (in-bottle tasting - Jan 2019)
91 points: “Some serious dry tannins in this medium-bodied wine, but they’re married to some nice, sweet fruit. Firm, dry finish. A blend of 60 per cent merlot and 40 per cent cabernet sauvignon. Better from 2020.”
ROBERTPARKER.COM (WINE ADVOCATE) by NEAL MARTIN
91-93 points: “The 2016 Lamarque has a very refined bouquet with gorgeous aromas of blackberry, cedar and pressed flowers that unfurls beautifully in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with quite robust and firm tannin, but the fruit is so pure that you barely notice its arching structure. It delivers a wonderful, persistent pencil box tinged finish and a long, graphite aftertaste. This is a superb contribution to the vintage, just classic, damn delicious Left Bank Bordeaux.” - Drink 2021-2045
WINE ENTHUSIAST by ROGER VOSS - Selected amongst their "CELLAR SELECTION"
93 points: “This richly structured wine manages to maintain balance and plenty of black-fruit acidity. Showing a firm texture that will soften, it's a blend of equal parts of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with just a touch of Petit Verdot. The wine needs to age further, so drink from 2022. ROGER VOSS.”
ANDREW CAILLARD MW
93 points: “Deep colour. Intense dark chocolate, dark plum, roasted coffee aromas with paneforte dried notes. Well concentrated, near-plushwine with deep set dark chocolate dark plum fruits, silky tannins and espresso oak notes. Finishes inky long with fresh persistent chalky tanin kick. Very acctractive wine. Tasted at the Union des Grands Crus.”
JANCIS ROBINSON
16/20 points (91 points): “Particularly deep blackish crimson. Quite a bit of interest on the nose. Good balance on the palate and then rather drying tannins on the end. Nearly very good…but demanding on the end. Drink 2025-2037.”
MATTHEW JUKES
16/20 points: ”Superbly clean with neat tannins, everything is in place in 2016 Lamarque – this is one of the most reliably generous and
welcoming of all inexpensive, forward-drinking clarets.”
JEAN-MARC QUARIN
16,5/20 points (92 points): “Le meilleur jamais fait ! Couleur noire. Nez intense, au fruité mûr et profond. Ample à l’attaque, très moelleux au développement, riche en saveurs, avec un fruité éclatant, le vin s’étire, gras et tramé en même temps. C’est long et très, très bon. Bravo ! Un bel Outsider!”
ROBERT WHITLEY for Winereviewonline.com
90-93 points: “Chateau de Lamarque, Haut-Medoc – Spicy white pepper, good concentration, good depth and length, excellent long-term potential.”
PETER WINDING for Vinbladet
90-92 points:“Røget duft, ulmer med modne mørke bær, fin parfumeret tone. Stor fylde, stor frugt, der dækker over tanninerne, lang eftersmag med mørk frugt."
Notes fumées sur des arômes de baies noires, mûres et fines. Beaucoup de densité, présence importante de fruits enrobant les tanins, longue finale, toujours sur des saveurs de fruits noirs. »
Chateau de Lamarque 2016 (in-bottle tasting - Jan 2019)
93 points: " Ripe and generous with lovely freshness. This is a very elegant Haut-Médoc that has excellent balance and a long, almost silky finish that makes it easy to enjoy right now. Drink or hold.”
Donjon de Lamarque 2016 (in-bottle tasting - Jan 2019)
91 points: “Some serious dry tannins in this medium-bodied wine, but they’re married to some nice, sweet fruit. Firm, dry finish. A blend of 60 per cent merlot and 40 per cent cabernet sauvignon. Better from 2020.”
ROBERTPARKER.COM (WINE ADVOCATE) by NEAL MARTIN
91-93 points: “The 2016 Lamarque has a very refined bouquet with gorgeous aromas of blackberry, cedar and pressed flowers that unfurls beautifully in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with quite robust and firm tannin, but the fruit is so pure that you barely notice its arching structure. It delivers a wonderful, persistent pencil box tinged finish and a long, graphite aftertaste. This is a superb contribution to the vintage, just classic, damn delicious Left Bank Bordeaux.” - Drink 2021-2045
WINE ENTHUSIAST by ROGER VOSS - Selected amongst their "CELLAR SELECTION"
93 points: “This richly structured wine manages to maintain balance and plenty of black-fruit acidity. Showing a firm texture that will soften, it's a blend of equal parts of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with just a touch of Petit Verdot. The wine needs to age further, so drink from 2022. ROGER VOSS.”
ANDREW CAILLARD MW
93 points: “Deep colour. Intense dark chocolate, dark plum, roasted coffee aromas with paneforte dried notes. Well concentrated, near-plushwine with deep set dark chocolate dark plum fruits, silky tannins and espresso oak notes. Finishes inky long with fresh persistent chalky tanin kick. Very acctractive wine. Tasted at the Union des Grands Crus.”
JANCIS ROBINSON
16/20 points (91 points): “Particularly deep blackish crimson. Quite a bit of interest on the nose. Good balance on the palate and then rather drying tannins on the end. Nearly very good…but demanding on the end. Drink 2025-2037.”
MATTHEW JUKES
16/20 points: ”Superbly clean with neat tannins, everything is in place in 2016 Lamarque – this is one of the most reliably generous and
welcoming of all inexpensive, forward-drinking clarets.”
JEAN-MARC QUARIN
16,5/20 points (92 points): “Le meilleur jamais fait ! Couleur noire. Nez intense, au fruité mûr et profond. Ample à l’attaque, très moelleux au développement, riche en saveurs, avec un fruité éclatant, le vin s’étire, gras et tramé en même temps. C’est long et très, très bon. Bravo ! Un bel Outsider!”
ROBERT WHITLEY for Winereviewonline.com
90-93 points: “Chateau de Lamarque, Haut-Medoc – Spicy white pepper, good concentration, good depth and length, excellent long-term potential.”
PETER WINDING for Vinbladet
90-92 points:“Røget duft, ulmer med modne mørke bær, fin parfumeret tone. Stor fylde, stor frugt, der dækker over tanninerne, lang eftersmag med mørk frugt."
Notes fumées sur des arômes de baies noires, mûres et fines. Beaucoup de densité, présence importante de fruits enrobant les tanins, longue finale, toujours sur des saveurs de fruits noirs. »
