" Aux Malconsorts - Christiane" 1er Cru de Vosne Romanée

The appellation

The second parcel (0.49 hectare) is vinified and bottled separately under the name "Aux Malconsorts - Christiane", in honor of Hubert's wife and Alix's and Etienne's mother, who passed in 2008 and had done so much for the Domaine. This parcel has a unique positioning.

It sits across a path that separates it from the rest of "Les Malconsorts", and it is an enclave nestled against the north and west borders of "La Tâche", a part called "the original". To the south and east are other paths (see map). It should be noted that despite its unique geographic situation and its special placement on the vineyard maps, this parcel is not part of, nor has it historically been part of, the "La Tâche" vineyard.

The wines from this parcel are a different "Les Malconsorts" as tasting have proved. This wine's nose focuses on black fruit (black currants and black cherries) and is even more spicy and more mineral. The mouthfeel is fuller and more vinous yet with a stricter tannic frame. The palate is minerally and serious, showing more depth and ampleness, and one can see behind this its superior aging potential. Often more reserved that its twin brother, it pays to be patient.

The wines, the style


Tending the Vines
