Vosne Romanée, Aux Malconsorts, 1er Cru, 2019
Very svelte dark bramble and black cherry fruit with a touch of cherry stone and a smoky undertow. Rich but with a little snap and energy. Complex, long and alluring. Stunningly beautiful Vosne built on solid foundations Fermented with 100% whole bunches, though you would not notice it, and aged in 55% new oak barriques.
critic reviews
The 2019 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Malconsorts has turned out brilliantly. Mingling aromas of blackberries and cassis with hints of orange rind, rose petals, licorice, sweet spices and loamy soil, it's full-bodied, ample and multidimensional, with a deep and concentrated core of fruit that largely conceals its fine structuring tannins. Concluding with a long, sapid finish, it will require a bit of patience, but in 2019, it isn't as brooding as young Malconsorts can often be.
The 2019 Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts 1er Cru is 100% whole cluster and includes young vines. It has a very intense bouquet of red and blue fruit infused with rose petal and violet, touches of clove and blood orange developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit on the entry, quite detailed and structured, and blueberry and blackberry toward the finish. It needs to finish its élevage to fully cohere. Very fine persistence on the aftertaste. Excellent.