In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Domaine Dujac Vosne Romanee Malconsorts 1er Cru, Vosne-Romanee, Burgundy, France. Red Burgundy in 6x75cl. Drinking window: 2022–2050. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 95–97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 29/12/2017 · Drink 2022-2050
The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts actually has a similar bouquet to the Les Beaux Monts but with heightened mineralit' which is prioritized over the fruit. I was momentarily whisked back to my youth, pot-holing in the Lake District, that tang of limestone and moorland in the air. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin. As Alec Seysses remarked, there is more 'wine' in the…
Neal Martin (NM) — 95/100 · Vinous, 01/03/2019 · Drink 2023-2050
The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 1er Cru, which had recently been bottled, has a tightly wound but intense bouquet that responds to aeration. The fruit appears a little darker than the 2015 with just a touch of pressed iris coming through. The palate is well balanced with a fresh, quite grippy entry. I admire the focus and precision on the display here and like the 2015, the stem addition i…
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 93–95/100 · Vinous, 01/01/2018
Medium red. Tangy, highly perfumed aromas of raspberry, cranberry, damson plum and cardamom. At once dense and penetrating, displaying excellent acidity and inner-mouth tension but a bit youthfully disjointed at present. This wine does not offer the early deliciousness of the Beaux Monts but it has even more nervosit' and more tannic support. Finishes with bracing notes of sappy red cherry and fl…