2005 Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts
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Good deep red-ruby. Quite tight on the nose, with a pungent Oriental spice character dominating. Wonderfully dense and sweet, but seems already to be shutting down-or is this still stunned by the bottling? Offers exceptional energy for the year and a deep spice character. The tannins are firm without being hard, and the finish demonstrates superb grip and thrust.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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There are to be two de Montille wines labeled 2005 Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts, both from parts of that vineyard sold by Liger-Belair to Thomas-Moillard in the same year (1935) that they sold neighboring La Tache to the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. The “regular” cuvee displays deep plum and black raspberry fruit, vivid spice (cumin, star anise, clove, white pepper), and lily flower. It comes to the palate amazingly dense, sultry, and precociously plush and creamy. The brightness of fruit and tactile intensity of spice linger with chalk and stone mineral suggestions in a finish of exceptional breadth and length. Various importers, including Beaune Imports, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 559 1040. Also, a Thomas Calder Selection, Paris; fax 011-33-1-46-45-15-29
Good full red. Pungent, perfumed aromas of musky black raspberry, exotic spices and pepper. Juicy, spicy and perfumed in the mouth, offering a lovely combination of density, breadth and cut. Extremely fine-grained wine with a very long, subtle finish featuring substantial dusty tannins.
The 2005 Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts 1er Cru from Domaine de Montille was the maiden vintage after the family acquired several holdings from Domaine Thomas-Moillard. It has an entrancing bouquet with perfumed red fruit, tobacco, Morello cherries and loam. The palate is medium-bodied and velvety smooth, revealing notes of sour cherry mixed with white-tipped strawberries. But as I really analyse this wine, I can't help feeling that it needs more complexity and falls a little short on the finish. Tasted at the 05/15 Burgundy dinner in The Good Earth.
About the producer
Volnay’s Domaine de Montille is one of the most historic in the Côte d’Or. Founded in 1730, the property remains family-owned and run, with Etienne de Montille – the ninth generation – at the helm today.