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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Montille makes two cuvees of Vosne Aux Malconsort - the cuvee Chistiane made from a plot just outside the original La Tache vineyard, and a more "ordinary" cuvee made from the other plots on Aux Malconsort. The word "ordinary" should however not be used about the Vosne Romanee Aux Malconsort 09 from …
[Read more...] about Domaine de Montille, Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsort 2009
The Vosne Aux Malconsort from Dujac is made from the two climates Aux Malconsort and Les Gaudichots, but labeled Malconsort. It's my first experience with this wine from Domaine Dujac .. and what a treat. In the nose lovely dark fruit with a beautiful Vosne minerality - deep fruit but still quite …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dujac, Vosne-Romanee Aux Malconsort 2006
The Vosne Romanee Malconsort 2012 is a gorgeous wine in the making. The nose is quite reduced but still very expressive and floral (50% whole cluster) with a lovely vibrant red and dark fruit - hints violets and peony rose. On the palate very refined and quite silky cool fruit - long, focused and …
[Read more...] about Domaine du Clos Frantin, Vosne-Romanee Malconsorts 2012
The Vosne Romanee Aux Malconsort 2011 from Cathiard is a really seductive wine. The nose is showing lovely red and dark berry fruit, discrete oak and delicate Vosne spices - violets and hints of rose petals. The palate is offering rich and quite lush fruit, with a very powerful underlying minerality …
[Read more...] about Domaine Cathiard, Vosne Romanee Aux Malconsorts 2011
Les Malconsort is one of the top 1er cru's in Vosne Romanee, and can yield some really wonderful wines. The 1995 from Sylvain Cathiard is sadly not one of them! After 16 years it's still rustic, tannic and austere. The 1995 acidity can be interesting, but in this case the lack of fruit, body and …
[Read more...] about Sylvain Cathiard, Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts 1995
