Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2020 [NET] QUANTITY CHECK The palate is creamy with

The palate is creamy with heaps of brown sugar

it straddles a line between classical profile and unique approachability

an enclave within the prized Champ Salomon lieu-dit

Brucato Chaparral’s dominant ingredients are yerba santa (a California native herb with a distinct bittersweet flavor

and any meal in between—with each sip revealing more character

Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts 2020 [NET] QUANTITY CHECK The palate is creamy with2020 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.