Vosne Romanée, Aux Malconsorts Christianne, 1er Cru, 2016
A finer, suaver structure than the regular Malconsort. Exquisitely fine, focused and haunting. Dancing, silky notes of forest berry, bramble and cherry blossom with a fresh raspberry tartness prolonging the finish. From a very special part of the Malconsort vineyard, a parcel that is the other side of the road to the main Malconsorts block, surrounded by the original part of La Tâche.
critic reviews
(from older vines and different plant material than the regular Malconsorts, on soil with more of a clay component): Healthy dark red. Dark and brooding on the reticent nose. Densely packed and extremely intense, with its youthfully medicinal dark berry, dark chocolate and saline mineral flavors only hinting at the complexity to come. Boasts grand cru volume and breadth but extremely backward today. Most impressive right now on the dense, saline back end, which displays rich, seamless tannins and outstanding slow-mounting length. This vineyard typically ripens its fruit very quickly, noted Sieve.