Brilliant fruit stretches across the palate of this terrific Vosne-Romane En Orveau 1er Cru from Domaine Cathard, with velvety tannins coating the mouth on the fabulously long finish.

Dense purple black, this wine has very lively fresh fruit, grace and precision, all the finesse of this site. Made from very old vines in a cool site where the land slopes to the north-east. As a result this wine combines superb elegance to this with real density. 
Jasper Morris, MW - Wine Buyer

Sylvain considers 2013 to be a very classic Burgundy vintage, with good acidity similar to 2010. This delivers very good terroir definition and the classification levels are well marked out. Pure and precise wines, but unfortunately volumes are a further 20% below 2012 because of bad flowering and the need to sort the grapes. Contrary to many Sébastien favoured a bit more extraction, with longer maceration both before and after fermentation, and a bit more punching down during. Very interesting results as you will see. He has also cut back on the new oak.

Mature vines from the mid 1950s are used here and have created a fine, glowing purple wine with lovely, juicy energy and a little whiff of oak among the fruit and violets. There is good weight to the fruit, with floral notes continuing all the way through to the back of the palate. Decidedly elegant, this is serious, powerful wine.
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

2010 is the first vintage to be made in the new cuvrie at this domaine, but it will be the last that is vinified by Sylvain Cathiard himself, he is handing over responsibility to his son Sbastien in 2011. The harvest began on 25th September with volumes just a little down compared to previous years, but as ever, Sylvain and his son have produced a most seductive range of wines.