(Please see my overall comments on the 2018 Côte d’ Or vintage here.)
Sébastien Cathiard said that he began harvesting on 8 September and finished on the 11th. Alcohols range from 12.8º to 13.5º. No whole clusters were used in 2018. Malolactic fermentations finished between March and July. Following malos, pHs ranged from 3.45 to 3.55.
Sébastien Cathiard said that he began harvesting on 8 September and finished on the 11th. Alcohols range from 12.8º to 13.5º. No whole clusters were used in 2018. Malolactic fermentations finished between March and July. Following malos, pHs ranged from 3.45 to 3.55.
The good news is that this tiny estate (4.6 ha exploited in 2018) is expanding (8.35 ha exploited in 2019). The new vineyards are all regional appellations, but the quality even at that level is very high here. There are new farming agreements for Bourgogne-Aligoté and Bourgogne-Hautes Côtes de Nuits Chardonnay, there will be two cuvées of Bourgogne-Hautes Côtes de Nuits Pinot Noir, and an additional 1/3 ha of Bourgogne Pinot Noir from vines located in Gevrey-Chambertin below the route nationale.
2018 Coteaux Bourguignons Les Croix Blanches
Mineral dark fruits, fresh, pure, nervy. 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Gamay. (86-88)
2018 Bourgogne Pinot Noir
Mineral dark fruits, freshness, smooth texture, good energy. (88-91)
2018 Vosne-Romanée
Dark fruits in the nose with some spice, good depth. Mouth has dark and red fruits, smooth texture, Vosne spice, length, depth, and freshness. About 50% new oak here. (91-93)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges
Dark fruit, spicy, smooth, sensual, more tannic than the Vosne. Good freshness. Vines are on the Côte de Vosne, so no hail in 2018. About 1/3 new oak. (90-93)
2018 Chambolle-Musigny Clos de l’Orme
Dark fruits in nose, spicy, concentrated. Mouth is smooth with fresh, juicy dark plum fruit, tannic underpinnings. (91-94)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Thorey
Smooth texture, sweetness from the fruit, red and dark plums, some tannins showing. Relatively undeveloped at this point (late malolactic fermentation). (91-94)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Murgers
Dark fruits, sensual, some spice, almost chewy texture, good freshness, quality tannins. (92-94)
2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Raignots
Dense dark and red fruits, spicy, smooth, elegant. The first wine in the cellar to finish malolactic. (91-94)
2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru En Orveaux
Dark plum fruit, smooth texture, sensual, good tannic structure (perhaps just a touch dry). Nice acidic balance. Vines are over 70 years-old here. (91-94)
2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots
Dense dark fruits with Suchots truffly overtones. Fresh, balanced, spicy. (93-95)
2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts
Pure, deep, energetic, tannnic, but they are ripe tannins. Dark and red fruits. It’s a top year for Malconsorts. (93-96)
2018 Romanée-Saint-Vivant
Sensual, pure, dark fruits, deep, layered, long, good acidity and freshness, medium-weight, concentrated. Classic RSV. Two of the three barrels are new. (95-97)