2019 is the power vintage of the recent decade concentrated, dense, structured, marked by a long warm summer that pushed ripeness without sacrificing the underlying acid line. Cathiard’s Malconsorts in this vintage is uncompromising: dark-fruited, tightly packed, with the kind of grip and depth that demands cellar time. The terroir deep red clay flush against La Tche handles the concentration beautifully, channeling the vintage’s intensity into structure rather than heat. A long-haul Burgundy from a 1er Cru that drinks like a Grand Cru.