Domaine de Montille, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru, Les Malconsorts, Christiane 2009 6x75cl

92-95 Points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Good full red. Darker on the nose than the regular Malconsorts, with a strong soil character to the aromas of black fruits and flinty, smoky minerality. Bigger and denser than the Malconsorts but also more saline and earthy, and less open to inspection today, as its fruit sweetness is in the deep background. These two wines are remarkably different, with the Christiane displaying a much more muscular, powerful style and finishing with serious tannins. I should add that this very backward wine is also a bit hardened today by CO2, which makes it trickier to taste.Review Date: 01 Jan 11