Will be working with CellarTracker to see if we can get the one-click option again, but until then, copy/paste with html markup works!
2008 Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée (7/26/2022)
A favorite of mine last tasted in 2018. It's lost a tiny bit of the flint but gained a whole lot of crunch - mouthfeel is silky but really pops, fruit is bright and full of savory character. Complex, interesting, rewarding, lively wine, packed with spice and red fruit. Grippy dusty tannins really seize your gums on the finish, and the finish is quite long - among the longest I can recall.
Beginner question here - is this a villages bottling? The label says “Grand Vin”, which sure looks a lot like “Grand Cru”, but I don’t know enough about Burgundy labeling rules. Thanks in advance.
Since I’m basically a beginner, I don’t know the answer - I don’t think Grand Vin is the same as Grand Cru, as the producer DOES have some Grand Cru bottlings as well
“Grand Vin de Bourgogne” only means that it’s a Village-level wine or a Premier Cru or a Grand Cru. If it only says “Vin de Bourgogne” then it’s a regional wine.
Premier Cru wines must say “Premier Cru” on the label and have the village name on the label. If there is a vineyard name as well, then it is all from that vineyard. If there is no vineyard name on a Premier Cru, then it is a blend of Premier Cru vineyards in that village.
Grand Cru wines must say “Grand Cru” but it can be in small print. Generally the label does not specify the village. I think this is because that vineyard is supposed to be so well known and more important than the village. Also, some Grand Crus are shared between villages. Also, there are only 33 Grand Crus, so it’s not too hard to learn them all.
