The Dujac 2006 Vosne-Romanee Les Malconsorts – displays a more consistently sweet (cherry, plum, and blackberry) fruit and refined, creamier texture than the corresponding Beaux Monts. Black tea, star anise, honey, and brown spices along with a raw meat undertone add intrigue, and this finishes with polished, even soothing length. All in all, it struck me that Malconsorts and Beaux Monts were exhibiting a role reversal on this occasion. This is certainly grand cru in its complexity and length, and should I suspect merit following for the better part of a decade. Jeremy Seysses only destemmed a minority of his 2006 fruit, and in some appellations none. The results demonstrate that Dujac got things ripe – not to mention right – in a challenging vintage, with a collection that need not fear comparison with 2005 at this address. (Perhaps, if anything, 2005 ought to look to its laurels!) The team here started picking only on September 23, and then very meticulously and selectively. Clos de la Roche, for example, was picked in two passes nearly a week apart. The top wines came in at between 13 and 13.5% natural alcohol, with minimal chaptalization employed in some instances to extend fermentation. "Color and flavor extraction was easy," says Seysses, "and we did more punch-downs than in 2005, because we felt quite confident of our material. The fruit is fresh and crisp, but not green, and we had no jamminess. It was just right. There's very little to complain about." Indeed! Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491-4724

(this had recently been racked and sulfited) Good deep red. Pure aromas of musky wild strawberry and brown spices. Sweet, lush and harmonious, with captivating flavors of tangy strawberry and soft spices. Really caresses the palate. Finishes with subtle persistence and sweet, fine tannins. A superb showing.

Tasted at the IMW horizontal at Vintners Hall. The nose seems rather closed but it has good definition: blackberry leaf, a touch of raspberry, limestone, apple-blossom and cold streams. The palate is medium-bodied, fine tannins, lovely poise and elegance here. Good acidity and clarity with light black fruit, blueberry and a touch of black plum and smoke towards the finish. Cohesive throughout, this is a very fine Malconsorts with nice persistency on the finish. Drink 2010-2025. Tasted March 2009.

Here the nose is distinctly different from that of its Vosne stable mate because while this too is spicy, the mostly black fruit is more deeply pitched with much more pronounced floral nuances that lead to round, supple and nicely detailed flavors that have put on some weight since I last saw this in barrel though I still would not call it dense. That said, it's certainly stylish, complex and attractive.
– Burghound.com, Issue 33. Tasted: Jan 2009

Brick red. All savoury and mushroom umami in the aroma but still with a fruit sweetness even though the fruit is thoroughly evolved. On the palate, much more fruit than I expected – peppery red fruit giving a terrific core to the wine. Mature, for sure, but still with so much freshness and vitality, finely textured and yet perfectly structured. (JH)