Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2020 [NET] champagne-template the largest of their Grand

the largest of their Grand Crus and historically the most opulent and powerfully built of the domaine's reds

plus a suitable

upholstered Tempranillo

That sense of cocoa further develops on the palate as bittersweet chocolate

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Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2020 [NET] champagne-template the largest of their Grand2020 is the balancing act a warm vintage, no question, but one where the better addresses pulled off ripeness without flab, density without heat. Cathiard's Malconsorts in 2020 lands on that knife edge: the deep red clay of this climat (the upper middle slice, directly adjacent to La Tche) gives ripeness real lift, and Sbastien's restrained hand keeps everything in line. The result is plush, pure, and lifted modern Burgundy at its most coherent.