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2012 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets

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3/25/2024 - winemaker Likes this wine: 91 points

Rather dark and brooding. A creamy note accompanying the dark fruits. A compact, somewhat burly Volnay. It went well with roast duck.

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2008 Nicolas Rossignol Beaune 1er Cru Les Reversées

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3/22/2024 - SGoo Likes this wine: 95 points

Started with mushroom aka “fungal bouquet”. Smooth and nice to drink. Opened up quickly within 10 minutes

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2010 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

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3/20/2024 - isbjoern Likes this wine: 92 points

Lovely Volnay 1er Cru (though I believe the climat "Santenots" is actually located in the North of Meursault) with a just a hint of barnyard, red and black fruit, silky tannins, a crisp, mouthwatering and very juicy style, elegant and classy. Lovely now, but will hold another 5-8 years easily. Excellent value for Burgundy at the 2012 purchase price. - 92 points

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2010 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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3/19/2024 - Porco do vinho Likes this wine: 93 points

This was just excellent. Decanted for 1,5 hrs. Dark berries, plum, soil. Complex and elegant. A wine not to forget on a day not to forget. (Drank this today, on my wedding day.)

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2019 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard Les Noizons

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3/12/2024 - pren wrote: 91 points

尝,气味很漂亮,口中也很好,微甜。一点不像pommard

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2009 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 points

La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical. Fleshy and rich but with enough acidity and silky tannin to maintain very good balance. Not exactly textbook Volnay that highlights delicacy and elegance, but certainly dense and fun already now.

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2010 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: NR

La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical. More black than red cherry, good depth and power. Firm middle for now, very good length. This might become the best of this vertical flight, but is the least approachable right now. The rare 2010 that is less accessible vs its 2009 counterpart.

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2014 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 points

La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical. Entirely charming, accessible and prototypically Volnay in its floral, spice, and red-fruited profile. Open for business and so much fun today.

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2003 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets

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3/2/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: NR

La Paulée de Los Angeles Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - Santa Monica CA): Small glass. From domaine. Wonderfully fresh for the age and vintage, showing exactly what you want from mid-aged Volnay.

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2019 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

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3/2/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points

La Paulée de Los Angeles Grand Tasting (The Fairmont - Santa Monica CA): Walkaround tasting. Yum. Third time I have tasted this wine, and it keeps getting better. Red, black, and blue fruits, well spiced while bright and elegant. Very good length. Better in another year or three.

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2021 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

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3/2/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 points

La Paulée de Los Angeles Grand Tasting (The Fairmont - Santa Monica CA): Walkaround tasting. Big step up over Chevrets in weight and nuance. Also already well balanced, but clear upside here.

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2021 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets

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3/2/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 points

La Paulée de Los Angeles Grand Tasting (The Fairmont - Santa Monica CA): Walkaround tasting. Step up in density, also all red fruit, both ripe and tart. Very good textures, good weight. Tasty already now.

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2021 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay

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3/2/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 points

La Paulée de Los Angeles Grand Tasting (The Fairmont - Santa Monica CA): Walkaround tasting. Fun and easy red fruit, subtle spices, very well balanced already now.

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2019 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

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3/2/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NR

Assessing 2021 Burgundy-La Paulée de Los Angeles Grand Tasting (Fairmont Miramar, Santa Monica): Red core with outer fading. Discretely sweet dark fruit entry, char, outstanding acidity, and a serious, tannic finish of moderate length. Serious, persistent, and quietly powerful for Volnay. Outstanding potential but it needs a decade or more to unfold. Quietly impressive wine.

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2021 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

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3/2/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NR

Assessing 2021 Burgundy-La Paulée de Los Angeles Grand Tasting (Fairmont Miramar, Santa Monica): Dull light red. Mostly wintergreen on the nose. Light earthy feel with some char. Surprising depth of red and blue fruit, acidity gentler, not as crackling as in the Chevrets. Excellent potential, a real step up.

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2021 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets

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3/2/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NR

Assessing 2021 Burgundy-La Paulée de Los Angeles Grand Tasting (Fairmont Miramar, Santa Monica): Light red. Green tones. Good weight and sweetness. Tart red fruit, earthy finish. Nice crunchy Volnay more consistent with village wine.

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2010 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard

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3/1/2024 - peternelson Likes this wine: NR

This may have been a 1er cru, I don't remember, but it was sailing, in great shape, plenty of exotic spice, fresh, aromatic, cherry, foresty, minty, sachet, etc. Quite lovely. Monopole W/J&S from B

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2009 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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3/1/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NR

Wines Tasted at the La Paulée Verticals Session (The Maybourne, Beverly Hills): Maturing ruby. Rounder, riper, more glycerine than the 2010. Mixed black and red fruit, some green, and ground coffee. Fine acidity, drier tannins than the younger wine. This too is excellent with more to come but is a step behind 2010 in harmony and balance.

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2010 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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3/1/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NR

Wines Tasted at the La Paulée Verticals Session (The Maybourne, Beverly Hills): Light ruby. Medium weight, sappy. Sweet, crisp candied black fruit with chocolatey depth. Bright acidity, fine soil through mid-palate and finish, still quite tannic. Youthful, beautifully balanced, outstanding wine. Best of the 3 vintages.

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2014 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets

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3/1/2024 - drwine2001 wrote: NR

Wines Tasted at the La Paulée Verticals Session (The Maybourne, Beverly Hills): Ruby core. Floral, green aromas. Discretely ripe tart red fruit and soil, light to medium bodied. Dry finish. Typical elegant Volnay. I liked the energy and lightness.

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2009 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 1er Cru Les Chaponnières

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2/29/2024 - JLCFan wrote: 92 points

Lots of sous bois with a pleasing spicy finish. Just lacks a little power and density, but this has nice complexity.

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2010 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 1er Cru Les Épenots

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2/25/2024 - Mario17 Likes this wine: 93 points

Nez fort expressif et assez complexe avec des épices, du fruit rouge et noir, et un côté terreux au nez. Bel équilibre en bouche avec un beau fruit, de la matière, des tannins dont on sent encore la poigne en finale mais avec un beau touché de bouche, de la classe avec cette puissance contenue, belle longueur. 92-93

Very expressive nose of red and dark fruit, spices and a slight earthy feel to it. Nice balance on the palate with gorgeous fruit, some power, the tannins and the finale is still grippy and very Pommard like but with some freshness, class and nice length.

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2015 Nicolas Rossignol Pommard 1er Cru Les Épenots

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2/24/2024 - cellarcat Likes this wine: 91 points

It was too early to drink. The tannins are still highly present, and it overwhelms some of the more nuanced flavors. The flavors improved the second and more so the third day. 88 first day, 91 third day.

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2016 Nicolas Rossignol Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets

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2/23/2024 - Rote Kappelle Likes this wine: 92 points

5th generation winemaking family in Volnay, winemaker has wide experience in and out of Burgundy, 1er Cru in an AOC historically regarded as the best in the Cotes de Beaune and Chevret is adjacent to the greatest of the 1er Crus in Volnay. A very fine vintage and Volnay tends to be ready to drink earlier than many AOC’s so the whole package looks pretty good.

The wine doesn’t let you down. It is good drinking from the moment the cork is hauled out and on day 2 it remains very good. Colour is on the darker side. Fragrant red berry but with depth, almost jube like and then some spicey oak.

Complexity is not a strength at this time but that may come. Great length and intensity. Easily in the excellent range.

Yet again, however, I am asking myself ‘what is Pinot’ and ‘why?’. I really like the variety. I like Red Burg. However, if I think about aromatic reds, I think of Pinot, Sangiovese, Grenache and Nebbiolo. Why is Pinot one of the handful of ‘Noble varieties’ and the others not, when to me it is the least complex of the four grapes I have listed? Would it have the position it has today if it were not for its ability to ripen in colder climates, colder epochs and in a region that by an accident of history enjoyed shelter under a series of relatively stable and powerful regimes and traded with England, a power that established a long-lasting cultural hegemony? If Italy had been more proximate to England would that have changed the reputational balance?

What is Pinot? Is it the more extracted, dense, wines increasingly fashionable since the late 1980’s and does it need new oak to give it complexity that other varieties inherently have in the grape itself? Does that matter?

The complacent answer inevitably tossed out by life’s drones is that you have to drink the best of Burgundy to understand it. But I think I have had a fair exposure to many of these. The same answer could be given to any question about any variety. It's the moron's invitation to share their intellectual cul de sac.

Another response trotted out is ‘just look at the market’ (it is always right, apparently, except when it isn’t), or the related ‘just look at how many of the greatest wines are from Burgundy’. But what actually is the criteria for ‘greatness’? At what point do tradition, reputation, marketing and prestige cloud the picture and the ability to assess in an objective way?

My criteria for ‘nobility’ would be the ability of the grape itself to produce complexity without oak, to produce length, intensity and mouthfeel and to enhance food, not drown it out in a vinous version of the wall of sound production style. On those criteria, I think Pinot would struggle. It wouldn’t struggle to make a lot of wines I like (and love), but it would battle to make my grade for a grape that is in and of itself a clear cut above the rest. Sangiovese and Nebbiolo would romp home. I am not sure about Grenache - my own taste preferences put Pinot aromas and flavours ahead.

As I have a palate that would struggle to climb above the very low bar of my skill as a lawyer, I am not pretending to pass judgement. I might not even be raising questions that merit discussion, except in my own ‘village’ or 'crus bourgeoise' level mind.

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2019 Nicolas Rossignol Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Fichots

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2/10/2024 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 92 points

Medium ruby red with pink-orange rim. Unripe raspberry, dark cherry, stewed strawberry, baguette, tobacco, cedar, spices, white pepper and rocks. Medium-full bodied, medium-high acidity, medium-high tannin, medium-high structure, medium alcohol and long finish. Wine at the beginning of tertiary phase. Initially, there were sharp edges and some nervousness on the palate. After 2 hours of breathing, the wine calmed down and opened-up beautifully.

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