Domain Sylvain Cathiard Vosne Romanée Malconsorts 2020 Bottle (75cl)
The 2020 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts is a Premier Cru red Burgundy wine produced by Domaine Cathiard in the Vosne-Romanée appellation. This single-parcel cuvée is crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir. Aux Malconsorts is one of the officially classified Premier Cru climats of Vosne-Romanée; the domaine's parcel covers 0.74 hectares and lies adjacent to the La Tâche grand cru. The 2020 vintage thus offers a precise reading of this iconic Côte de Nuits climat.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Cathiard
- Parcelle / Cru
- Aux Malconsorts
- Millésime
- 2020
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Cathiard
Domaine Sylvain Cathiard et Fils is a family-run estate based in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. Run by Sébastien Cathiard, it cultivates around 12.5 hectares of vines, spread across the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and several appellations in the Côte de Nuits, including Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Chambolle-Musigny and Gevrey-Chambertin. The estate is notably present in the Premier Crus of Vosne-Romanée and owns a small plot in the Grand Cru Romanée-Saint-Vivant.
- Owner
- Famille Cathiard
- Maître de chais
- Sébastien Cathiard
- Surface (ha)
- 12.50 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s origins date back to the 1930s, when Alfred Cathiard, Sylvain Cathiard’s grandfather and a native of Savoie, settled in Burgundy. He worked first for the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and then for the Domaine Lamarche, before acquiring his own plots of land. His son, André Cathiard, subsequently expanded the estate and began bottling part of the production under the family name. Sylvain Cathiard joined his father, then set up his own business before taking over the family vineyards when André retired in 1995. Sébastien Cathiard joined the estate in 2006. He gradually took charge of winemaking and now runs the estate; he has also been chairman of Domaine Sylvain Cathiard et Fils since 2019. Under his leadership, the estate has expanded its cultivated area, notably with vineyards in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and additional plots in the Côte de Nuits. The historic vineyard comprises plots in Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Chambolle-Musigny, including, notably, Vosne-Romanée Premiers Crus and a small plot of Romanée-Saint-Vivant. Wine-making takes place at the estate in Vosne-Romanée under the supervision of Sébastien Cathiard and his team.
Aux Malconsorts
Aux Malconsorts is a climat officially recognized for the Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru designation, located to the south-west of the village and immediately south of the grand cru La Tâche. Facing due east, it occupies a slope with an inclination of approximately 9%. The soils change from east to west: smoothed limestone stones and small oyster shells in the eastern part, heavy stoniness of Prémeaux limestone in the center, and then angular limestone gravels towards the top. The subsoil successively combines Ostrea acuminata marl, Prémeaux limestone, and stratified scree covering the western slope.
- Vineyard commune
- Vosne-Romanée
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name is said to refer to disputes between co-owners or litigants regarding this land held in joint ownership, with "consorts" designating here individuals sharing the same right. This interpretation, reported by several producers, remains formulated as a hypothesis.
- Exposure
- Due east
- Slope
- Approximately 9%
- Soil
- Very stony calcareous soils, with smoothed limestone stones and small oyster shells in the east, angular stones of Prémeaux limestone in the center, and angular limestone gravels at the top of the slope.
- Subsoil and geology
- Ostrea acuminata marls in the eastern part, Prémeaux limestone in the center, and then stratified scree on the western part of the slope.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.750000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1970
- Vineyard holding status
- Family owner, plot farmed by Domaine Sylvain Cathiard et Fils
- Indicative vine age
- Plot replanted mainly in 1972; a professional source mentions two plantings in 1972 and 1973.
Histoire de la parcelle
The climat appears in the cadastral survey of Vosne-Romanée, section AM, and belongs to the historical parcel layout of the Climats of the Burgundy vineyard. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified it among the "premières cuvées" of Vosne. Today, it is expressly registered among the climats that can complete the Vosne-Romanée appellation for wines meeting the conditions for the "premier cru" mention.
