Volnay tasting

Not very well versed in Volnay, so looked forward to this. Came with the opinion that Volnay is charming, a bit astringent and often lacked fruit.

• 1996 Boizel Champagne Brut Millésimé 92 Points

  France, Champagne

  blind. Fairly developed, rounded, well balanced, good fizz, medium dosage, guessed at least some PN

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• 2005 Domaine Matrot Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Mature strawberries, but also some herbal elements, camphor. A fresh wine, good structure and balance.

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• 2005 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  We were warned about this being fully shut down. At least for this bottle, that was not completely true. Dark fruit, some herbs here as well, big bodied, tight, decent dose of tannin. Open a bit up after many hours in the glass, but never fully. Wait 10-20 years. Rating for now.

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• 2010 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Red and dark fruit, some bacon/rubber; at first slightly ubalanced, but developed in the glass and became pleasant -- although never truly exiting. Some wood.

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• 2010 Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Pleasant, but a little pedestrain. Good structure, but lacks that exiting 2010-top fruit, somewhat synthetic. Not an optimal bottle.

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• 1990 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Mint, camphor, tobacco: Wonderful balance, fresh, good structure and some tannins still there. After a while some fruit sweetness emerges. Still development ahead (?)

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• 2007 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Very good PN nose, a hint of tobacco, somwehat short, good intensity for a 2007

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• 2010 Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Deep an furry PN nose. Wonderful balance, delicious and sexy. Some toast, yes, but not overpowering. I would not peg this blind as Volnay though, more like a Vosne.

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• 2010 Camille Giroud Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Camphor, red fruit/rasberries, a bit short, fresh -- not very distinctive, still most pleasant.

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• 2009 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Good depth, some spice, mix between red and dark berries, some minerals; decent fruit, very structured and tannic, too young.

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• 2009 Louis Jadot Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Dark fruited,aromatic; at present rather uncharming and unbalanced. Some minerals, but apart from that just elements and structure now.

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• 2010 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru

  Blind. Quite developed fruit, slight camphor, very fresh but also rounded/mellow, red fruits. Did guess Beaune 2010

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• 2009 Domaine Jean-Marc / Thomas Bouley Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes 87 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Hint of cloves and other spices, hairy, decent, but rather uncharming.

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• 2010 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Sexy, deep and furry, albeit some minerals as well; in the mouth it is fresh and elegant, spices, a bit short finish though. Rating for now.

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• 2009 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Fine wine, slight camphor, not the most distinquished.

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• 2010 Bouchard Père et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Deep and with dark berries, serious actually. Good power, rather loose knit.

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• 1999 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Although giving relatively little at opening it did not need much time before it evolved into a deep, nuanced and delicate wine; quite structured yet in the mouth, very fresh. Still very young and with considerable potential.

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• 2007 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Hints of spice, pleasant, fresh.

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• 2009 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Splendid and deep nose; fine balance, the mouth did perhaps not live up to the nose, still some generocity here.

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• 2010 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Intriguing nose, but the mouth is dominate by astringent acidity, very tight and ungiving.

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• 2001 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea 91 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Blind. Dark fruit, a hint of rubber, smoke and minerals, pleasant but a bit short. Guessed old school Rioja.

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• 2005 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Blind. Dark fruited, some spice; Very tight and quite unbalanced now. Difficult to rate, and difficult to know what this was.

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• 2004 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans 82 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Blind. Just very difficult, astringent, little fruit. SM.

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• 2011 Domaine Bertheau (Pierre et François) Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

  Blind. Fine nose, not the longest taste curve, some green.

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• 2009 Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Cave des Ducs 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Very sexy nose, a wonderful mix between openness and structure, sweet fruit - but tannins there.

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• 2012 Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Cave des Ducs 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Serious nose, alrady some complexity, dark berries; balanced in the mouth, deep, gun poder/minerals. Splendid! Quite tannic, a promises a lot.

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• 1990 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Thought this was just dying at first. The cork soon amerged as the assassin.

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• 2007 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Charming, a little short - just as my notes

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• 2009 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Nothing special, has this closed down?

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• 2010 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Deep and furry nose, yet sexy. Just wonderful. Glad to have catched this before it (probably) closes down.

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• 1965 Magangyujtemeny Ból Forgalmazva Tokaji Aszú Eszencia 94 Points

  Hungary, Tokaji

  Wondeful intensity and balance, very fresh

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• 1963 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Vintage 91 Points

  Portugal, Douro, Porto

  Good looking bottle with tight cork and mid neck fill, still it was tired.

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Volnay can certaingly be astringen and thin. These wines were generelly not so, rather charming and elegant, some with very good depth and potential.