2004 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 1er Cru
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Tasted blind in Hong Kong, the Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru les Malconsorts 2004 does everything to convince me that I had this brilliant wine correct when I tasted it from barrel. Deep in colour, there is an initial burst of red berry fruit intermingling with shaved black truffle and cigar box, a little autumnal perhaps, but very well defined. The palate has real guts and substance, the new oak melded into the fabric of the wine, silky smooth in texture with a vitamin-like purity toward the energetic finish. What a great les Malconsorts from Cathaird. You can see it lasting two decades without too much problem.
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Palish medium red. Raspberry, minerals, flowers and nutty oak on the nose. More aromatic than the Orveaux but still a bit unforthcoming. Then sweet, creamy and pliant in the mouth, with lovely sneaky depth of raspberry and floral flavor. Supple and long for the vintage, finishing with a suggestion of chocolatey oak. I'd give this three or four years in the cellar.
Medium red. Perfumed aromas of raspberry, red cherry and rose petal. Sweet and silky, with lovely intensity of flavor. Not superconcentrated or especially fleshy but penetrating and perfumed, with excellent framing acidity. Very long and fresh on the aftertaste.