Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2021 [NET] NO20230927 as though biting straight into

as though biting straight into a perfectly ripe blood orange

having secured parcels in the prestigious Lorch Kapellenberg—a small

The third stayed a secret among German wine obsessives

The Extra Brut designation

and their two Chignin-Bergeron cuvées (Bergeron is Savoie's name for Roussanne) trade off as a study in terroir

Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2021 [NET] NO20230927 as though biting straight intoAfter a streak of warm vintages, 2021 brought Burgundy back to its classical roots cooler, lower in alcohol, with the perfumed lift and acid drive that older Burgundy drinkers grew up loving. Cathiard's Malconsorts in this style is a quiet revelation: lifted red fruit instead of dark, perfume instead of weight, the deep clay of this La Tche adjacent climat translating cool vintage detail into something both refined and serious. Yields were brutally