2020 Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts
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The 2020 Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts 1er Cru has a ripe nose with red cherries, candied orange peel and some hickory notes in the background (it oddly reminds me of Japanese tonkatsu sauce). The palate is juicy and savory on the entry. Assertive toasty oak detracts from the purity of fruit. It doesn't quite meld together like its peers and slightly dries the finish. This is a perplexing wine. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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The 2020 Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts 1er Cru (Bichot are the largest owners in this Premier Cru) is another cuvée that I feel was picked a little too late (31 August). There are slight prune-like notes on the nose that just detract from the delineation and give it a Grenache-like personality. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet entry, quite plush and decadent but it is missing amplitude and terroir-expression towards the finish.
TA (sulphuric) 4.25 g/l, TA (tartaric) 6.51 g/l, pH 3.3. 40% whole bunch. 17 months’ oak ageing, 40% new. Cask sample. Closed, intense but still complex. Deep hue, violet and rose-petal nose, plenty of substance. Pure, black fruit, oak evident. An electric, energetic Vosne which has a wonderful balance of precision, acidity and density. Will age several decades. (AWH)
About the producer
Although the Bichot family settled in the region in 1350, Albert Bichot was founded in 1831 by Bernard Bichot. Today the producer is one of Burgundy’s most respected, making wines from both its own vineyards and with purchased fruit.