Aux Malconsorts Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Vivid and pretty. Raspberry, strawberry, violets on the nose. Delicate plummy fruit with edges of herbs. Lovely balance and very transparent. Long. Excellent.

Lovely plummy fruit. Strawberry and lifted bright structure with some secondary notes. Very good stuff.

Plush and sexy. Velvety and deep. Soft edges but great intensity. Profound. Wow. Matt ROPP

Gorgeous plush fruit. Violets and roses and plum. Fresh but seductive. Wow

Blinded, everyone agreed this was Burgundian but had their own ideas on village, vintage, and producer. No one figured out it was from Vosne - perhaps it just lacked the hallmark perfume and exoticism one might think of in Vosne (once more, the fallacy of generalisation in wine). MR was spot on with vintage though, and he was insistent about it due to that touch of austerity in the finish he typically finds in 08’s. As for producer, only MJ thought of Cathiard once the village was established. I was tossing between Mugneret-Gibourg (KP rebuts not sexy enough) and Meo (again KP rebuts not bright enough). What a tough blind by KP!

The wine itself was powerful and concentrated, with lots of mid-palate density, yet as MR observed, a tight finish. Flavours-wise, it featured heaps of red and black fruits (leaning more towards the latter) and some noticeable oak (though not decadent - nice quality!), as well as some earth and meat which probably threw me off in the blind. Having said that, the Vosne origin may have been linked to via the finish which had ample spice notes. A silky texture, lovely mineral undertow and tight acidity wraps up the wine. Really excellent wine but the pieces have yet to fall together to maximise drinkability. One to keep your hands off for now.

A beautiful floral nose. Roses, plums. Quite focused but very light and pure. Gorgeous

A little heavy and over extracted did get better with air but lacked the lift and vibrancy to be great . A good wine but a little under whelming . .

Here we are nearly at the end of 2018 and this was definitely one of the Wines of the Year! Most good Burgundy judges would agree that Aux Malconsorts would be a Grand Cru if it was in a different commune to Vosne Romanee sharing a border with La Tache and on the favoured mid slope. The wine itself had a gorgeous fragrant perfume showing Earthy Spicy Savoury Cherry notes. On the palate the fruit is quite ripe and sweet yet complex with supple tannins soft and resolved. A rich and classy Burgundy with all parts in sync. I am reminded of the French term Gout de Terroir - Taste of the Earth. Medium bodied with M+ Intensity. One of the best Premier Crus I’ve ever had and after having tasted it 24 hours ago have had no luck in sourcing any more albeit at much higher prices than I paid for this wine. Right to drink now but will go another 5+ years. Stunning wine and hope to source some more.

Clear and ruby red. After the green-ness has blown-off, this has a lovely fresh nose- lovely bright fruit with black cherry, some vosne spice, some green herbal notes. Lovely and vivid on the palate. The fruit softening and pretty and long

Cherry, plum, Asian spice, full bodied with a long finish. Great wine!