Vosne-Romanée 1er cru les Suchots
2016
The Confuron-Cotétidot name began in 1964 with the union of legendary winemaker Jean-Jacques "Jacky" Confuron to Bernadette Cotétidot. Jacky has since relinquished day-to-day operation of the Domaine to his two very capable oenologist sons, Yves and Jean-Pierre. With old vines spread over four villages in the Côte de Nuits, this is a very impressive array of Village, Premier and Grand Cru sites. The Confuron sons, in addition to handling the vines and wines of this property, hold other...
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One of the most concentrated wines in Yves Confuron’s cellar - and that’s saying quite a bit - this is a very firm youthful, densely wrought Pinot that makes no concessions to drinkability in its youth. Chewy, spicy and savoury, it’s a wine to tuck away and forget about for a decade or more.
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The Confurons’ four parcels of this top Vosne Premier Cru make up 2.15 hectares in total. This is a stylishly made wine, with well-integrated whole bunch characters, juicy summer berry flavours and undertones of tapenade and black olive. Savoury and very complex. 2020-28
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An exuberantly spicy nose displays a plethora of floral nuances on the black cherry and cassis scents. There is outstanding concentration to the velvet-textured and broad-shouldered flavors that coat the palate with sap while buffering the very firm tannic spine on the equally well-balanced and again built-to-age finale. Here too patience is mandatory.
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