2008 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée En Orveaux 1er Cru
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The 2008 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru En Orveaux from Cathiard is still quite youthful, its nose of ripe plum, currant and spicy soil framed by a lavish application of creamy new oak. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied and supple, with good depth and intensity, the edgy acids of the year balanced by sweet fruit and oak. Though I think Sébastian Cathiard is making more sophisticated wines today, this is an attractively pleasure-bent interpretation of the 2008 vintage.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Good deep red. Knockout slightly high-toned nose melds raspberry, smoky minerality and flowers. Silky on entry, then an explosion of spices in the middle palate, with almost painful energy to the red berry, crushed stone and pepper flavors. Wonderfully rich yet somehow weightless. A real essence of Burgundy. Finishes very long, with suave tannins. I'd give this beauty a decade in the cellar. Cathiard loves it today but believes it will shut down in the bottle.