2015 Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts
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The superb 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts offers up a bouquet that, at this youthful stage, shares aromas of cassis, cherry, smoked duck and orange rind with Hudelot-Noëllat's Suchots, with the addition of top-notes of dried flowers and spice. On the palate, however, the wine is more layered and powerful, with a lavish core of fruit, an ample chassis of ripe tannin, and a long, dramatic finish.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(the yield here was a solid 38 hectoliters per hectare): Bright dark red. A bit oakier and higher-toned than the Beaumonts and Suchots, offering aromas of dark raspberry, spices and smoke. Plush and deep but not especially sweet, combining the dark berry notes of the Suchots and the redder fruits of the Beaumonts, with complicating notes of licorice and dark chocolate. Finishes with substantial tongue-coating, oak-driven tannins. Van Canneyt told me he normally prefers this wine early among his premier crus from Vosne-Romanée, but this vintage of Malconsorts will need time in bottle to express itself.
(from a .5 ha parcel that will again be bottled only in magnum). A markedly ripe nose retains a lovely sense of freshness that adds to the appeal of the restrained but very spicy and floral-infused red and dark currant aromas. In classic Malconsorts fashion, the broad-shouldered flavors are bold, powerful and robust with excellent minerality and even better complexity on the strikingly long finish. Note however that this is most definitely going to require a long snooze in a cool cellar and especially due to the large format bottling! Dec 2016, www.burghound.com
About the producer
Founded in 1962 by Alain Hudelot and based in Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat is today run by Alain’s grandson Charles van Canneyt and has become one of the region’s most respected estates.