Rare to buy online: Vosne Romanée Premier Cru 2018 "Au dessus des Malconsorts", among the best wines of the prestigious Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, from a 2018 vintage perfectly mastered by the prestigious Remoriquet estate
Vosne Romanée Premier Cru 2018 - "Au Dessus des Malconsorts"
Complex
Powerful
Mineral
Fruity
Woody
Located at the top of the hillside, this famous Climat de Vosne-Romanée has a name that probably reminds us that these prestigious lands were the subject of quarrels between "consorts".
This mid-slope climate makes it possible to obtain powerful and spicy wines, with long ageing, very refined and airy.
Colour with purplish reflections, sweet and concentrated wine, sustained and elegant aromas that will marry red fruits (cherry, strawberry) but also liquorice, with notes of undergrowth that should assert themselves over time. Nice roundness and persistence in the mouth.
A Premier Cru considered to be one of the best of the Côte de Nuits, which will still benefit from ageing, but which already has all the attractions of the very great wines of the Côte de Nuits: finesse, elegance, but also concentration, complexity and structure.
Powerful and racy Burgundy red wine: steaks or beef ribs, roast beef, sweeteners
Appellation
Premier CruType of Wine
StillWine Making
Oak casksGrape Variety
Pinot NoirHarvest
ManualBurgundy Region
Côte de NuitsVintage
2018Service
14 to 16 degreesCustody potential
2030Degree of alcohol
13,5°
Shades of red vary from pure ruby to black tulip and are often quite intense.
At other times the wine is a fiery red darkening to garnet with a touch of crimson. Ripe fruit over spices is frequently the main ingredient of the bouquet, modified by the presence of strawberry, raspberry, bilberry, or blackcurrant. These refined and well-blended aromas evolve with age into cherries-in-brandy, preserved fruits, leather and fur, and gamey/woodland scents. On the palate the wine is velvety and distinguished - the Pinot Noir at the top of its form. The wine may seem a little austere in its youth; it needs time in the bottle to develop structure and fleshy texture. Often full-bodied and voluptuous, this wine is the equivalent of a Rubens nude.
The powerfully tannic but nevertheless perfectly smooth build of this spicy, opulent, and meaty wine inclines it towards strongly-flavoured meats with a markedly fibrous consistency which the wine can tame and envelop. Goodquality poultry, lamb (patiently oven-roasted), and roast feathered game are easy first choices. But a thick cut of lean, firm-textured beef will match the wine’s fullness, while spicy couscous with poultry will be equally delighted with such a wine for company. A less obvious pairing - foie gras poêlé – also has its advocates amongst serious foodies. This wine has a sufficient force of personality to accompany intensely-flavoured cheeses such as Époisses,
Langres, Saint-Florentin, or Aisy cendré, as well as Cîteaux.
Serving temperature: 14 to 16°C.
“Bourgogne has produced nothing better than this little corner where all her charms come together”. So wrote Gaston Roupnel Burgundian author, celebrated historian of the French countryside. This “central pearl in Bourgogne’s necklace” harbours fabled Grands Crus: ROMANÉE-CONTI, ROMANÉE SAINTVIVANT, LA ROMANÉE, LA TÂCHE, LA GRANDE RUE, RICHEBOURG, and, in the neighbouring commune of FLAGEY-ÉCHEZEAUX, ÉCHEZEAUX and
GRANDS ÉCHEZEAUX. Close to this paradise, the appellation Village VOSNEROMANÉE and its Premiers Crus express the Pinot Noir grape at its heavenly best.
The plots growing the communal appellation lie either at the top of the slope or at its foot on either side of the Grand Cru Climats and in some cases reaching the same altitude. The soils are limestone mixed with clayey marls. Depth of soil varies from some tens of centimetres to 1 metre deep. The exposure is easterly.
Source : https://www.bourgogne-wines.com
Domaine Remoriquet, a 10-hectare family estate, managed by Henri and Gilles, is located in the heart of the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, in Nuits Saint Georges.
The Remoriquet family was already producing wine for the monks of the Abbey of Citeaux. It is a fan of dense and deep wines, on magnificent plots such as the Premiers Crus Audessus des Malconsorts and the Saints-Georges. Vosne Romanée Premiers Crus are also of very high standards, as are regional appellations such as Burgundy Pinot Noir or Coteaux Bourguignons.
