1999 Red Burgundy

"Full colour. Marvellous nose. Rich, concentrated, classy and profound. Quite brilliant. Full bodied, tannic, backward, immensely concentrated and with great depth of character. Marvellous intensity of fruit. Very, very long and complex and classy. Perfect!"
Clive Coates - The Vine - Oct-2003

Deep ruby, almost opaque. The nose is subdue at first, lightly perfumed with plummy, dusty fruit with hints only of super ripe fruit. The palate by contrast is massive, sumptuous even, with sweet, velvety fruit, a supple, rich, broad-shouldered structure and an extraordinarily powerful and sustained finish. Magnificent. From 2010.

Evolved, laid back nose. Medium body. Delicious, jammy forest fruit flavours, supported by fine acidity and savoury, gamey notes. Balanced, with impressive old wine power.

Malconsorts is one of the most underrated among the premiers crus of Vosne-Romanée though ironically enough, it is in actuality one of the very best. So why does the vineyard have such a lousy reputation? Simply stated, because Malconsorts has a number of under performing owners, few of who make the most of this wonderful terroir. Happily, there are a few who do make first class examples and Domaine Cathiard is one of them. This offers wonderfully spicy yet subtle aromas of black fruit, hoisin and soy that give way to rich, seductive flavors and prominent but ripe tannins. As sexy as the wine is at the moment, what really sets this apart from the merely very good is the tremendous depth and superb length. To be sure, this is in a somewhat more reserved style than many '99s currently display and it is certainly less forward yet it should prove to be an outstanding cellar candidate because of its exceptional balance. A really lovely, understated Malconsorts that fulfils all of the promise I saw from barrel last November.
Jan 01, 2002

Medium colour. Light and soft but mellow and fully evolved nose. Proper sensual Burgundy here. Medium-full, nicely fruity if not that classy. Rich, balanced and attractive. (Clive Coates - November 1999)

Beautiful, flashing ruby, consistent to rim. The nose is broodingly closed with flashes of bright red fruits opening up slowly to reveal an almost honeyed sweetness of perfume of old, old vine fruit. The palate has absolute grace, an eerie balance of succulent, super-ripe fruit of fabulous density and an etheral but profound structure and length that finesses all the greatness of the other Grand Crus. Utterly magnificent. From 2015.