Francois Lamarche Vosne Romanee les Malconsorts 1er Cru 2016 (750ML)

93-95 WA / 94 BH

The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts has a more substantial bouquet than the Les Suchots this year, a mixture of black and red fruit (blackberry, crushed strawberry, briary, subtle autumn leafy scents percolating through with time). Like the other cuvées, there is very fine delineation here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition. This feels lithe and harmonious in the mouth, hints of tobacco and smoke filtering through the dark berry fruit and seguing into a spicy finish that leaves the mouth tingling for 45 to 60 second afterward. Excellent. Neal Martin – The Wine Advocate

Tasting note: A whiff of wood sets off an elegant mix of red currant, lavender, Asian-style tea, herbal tea and rose petal scents. As is usually the case there is excellent size, weight and power to the mineral-driven flavors that exhibit superb intensity that builds from the mid-palate before culminating in a wonderfully persistent if youthfully austere finish. This is a big, powerful and very serious effort that will age effortlessly for several decades. Allen Meadows Burghound – Sweet Spot - Outstanding