Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Sylvain Cathiard |
Label Name: | Vosne Romanee 1er Cru En Orveaux |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 14-16°C |
Awards/Ratings
Critical highlights for Cathiard En Orveaux 2020: Vinous 92–94 (barrel sample), Burghound / Allen Meadows ~92–94, Jasper Morris ~94; Allen Meadows/Burghound and other reviewers have consistently rated this premier cru in the low‑to‑mid 90s; recommended cellaring into 2030s–2040s
Tasting Note
Perfumed black cherry and raspberry with violet, sweet spice and wet-stone minerality. Medium–full-bodied, silky texture, lively acidity, fine-grained tannins and a saline, persistent finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, duck breast, mushroom risotto, roast lamb, beef bourguignon. Asian: Peking duck, char siu pork, miso-glazed fish, mushroom hotpot, soy‑braised pork belly.
Production Method
Fully destemmed fruit, cold maceration, indigenous-yeast fermentation (10–22 days), full malolactic; aged 15–18 months in oak (c.50% new reported for this parcel). Minimal filtration, bottled unfined.
Vineyard Info
Domaine family-owned since 1930s (Sylvain, now Sébastien Cathiard). En Orveaux is a tiny ~0.29–0.30 ha parcel of old vines (1950s), farmed organically and prized for its mineral, near-grand-cru character.