Vosne-Romanée, Aux Malconsorts, 1er Cru, 2024
Deeper than the blended Vosne 1er Cru, with a more salient saline line running through the dark polished berries. With more density and tannic breadth, this clearly needs a second winter to round out and come together…. but it’s all there waiting to knit. A Malconsorts with real presence. One of the top Vosne Premier Cru vineyards situated next door to the Boudots of Nuits St Georges, making wines that show a similar power but with a silky Vosne refinement. The vines are 45 years old.
critic reviews
The most generous in yield this year, fortunately, is Cathiards 2024 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts, which delivered 45 hectoliters per hectare. Technical considerations aside, the wine has turned out admirably, emerging from the glass with aromas of raspberry, iris and peony, mingled with notes of cherry, spice and a deft touch of new oak. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied, layered and endowed with considerable reserves, structured around velvety tannins and vibrant acidity. It is among the slowest-aging wines in the range this year, yet also the most harmonious. Cathiard describes 2024 as a vintage of timely decisions and compromise, but one can rest assured that its quality is anything but compromised.
The 2024 Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 1er Cru was cropped at a remarkable 45hl/ha due to the reasons explained in the Producer Profile. This has a fragrant bouquet with wild strawberry and raspberry fruit, crushed stone and wilted roses in an old antique vase. Not powerful but pure and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, slightly grainy tannins. Lovely poise with hints of blood orange that emerge towards the finish. An exquisite Malconsorts with the backbone to suggest returns for those with the nous to cellar this.