2015 Montille, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru, Aux Malconsorts 1x75cl

JancisRobinson.com – 16.5++

100% whole bunch, 60% new oak. Finished malolactic fermentation only in September. One of the more sumptuously fruity wines from this address. Though pretty drying on the end. [08/11/2016]

Anticipated maturity: 2028-2043

Robert Parker – 93

The 2015 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru les Malconsorts, matured in 65% new oak, has a very pure bouquet with black cherry, red plum, pomegranate and wet limestone aromas that gain intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with elegant tannin on the entry, finely judged acidity and a structured, quite grippy finish that suggests it will require several years in bottle. Great potential here. [28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2045

Vinous – 94-97

(100% vendange entier; 60% new oak): Bright dark red. Knockout discreet nose combines raspberry, Oriental spices, rose petal and flinty minerality. Extremely intense in the mouth, with its youthfully imploded flavors of raspberry and saline minerality conveying outstanding definition and energy. The longest of these 2015s so far, finishing with noble building tannins and lovely red berry, spice and crushed-stone perfume. This wine struck me as higher-pitched and redder in its fruit character than the 2014 version at the same stage. Sieve noted that the estate’s highest 18 rows of vines on hard limestone give this wine an edginess that’s not found in the Christiane cuvée. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/01/2017]

Burghound – 92-94

Moderate wood can be found on the super-spicy aromas of lavender, Asian-style tea, violet and black cherry liqueur. There is excellent underlying tension to the bold, robust and mineral-driven flavors that evidence obvious muscle yet the mouth feel of the youthfully austere and somewhat linear finale is highly sophisticated. Note that this should benefit considerably from at least 6 to 8 years of bottle age to flesh out and develop more depth though it will like require 15 to 18 to fully resolve the supporting structure. [15/04/2017]