Vosne Romanée, Aux Malconsorts Christianne, 1er Cru, 2005

Name: Vosne Romanée, Aux Malconsorts Christianne, 1er Cru
Brand: Domaine de Montille
Price: 13719.88 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

This comes from a specific parcel of Malconsorts the other side of the road to the main vineyard, situated next to the original part of La Tâche. A very special parcel indeed that produces wine that bears more than a passing resemblance to its illustrious neighbour. Sensationally rich, black ripe, spiced fruits, really silky, velvety textured, wonderful softness of touch, creamy, long complex, and utterly seductive.

critic reviews

93-96/100Stephen Tanzer,Vinous

Good deep red. Deeply pitched, somewhat reduced nose hints at darker fruits. Then rounder, larger and deeper on the palate than the regular Malconsorts; distinctly spherical in shape, an impression that leavens the sheer size of this wine. Complicating notes of earth and vegetable matter. Finish very long and full, with great finesse of tannins. These vines are from an enclave in La Tache, and yet when I tasted these two samples blind, side by side, this one struck me as having the volume and complicating earth notes of Romanee-Conti while the regular Malconsorts was more La Tache-like in its early perfume and higher-pitched fruit. They were quite different in style.

date of review 03/2007