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1996 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes
Pinot Noir
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Volnay 1er Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 48
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acyso wrote: 93 points
March 8, 2024 - Heater week; 3/8/2024-3/17/2024 (Chicago, IL): This shows more maturity versus the 1998 than two years would imply. Nascent autumnal notes of brown on the nose and palate, but for a 1996, this has a much more rounded and plush texture. None of the angularity that I've found in the vintage. Or maybe they're finally coming around? I preferred the slightly fresher and brighter Ducs alongside.
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etyc Likes this wine:
March 1, 2024 - Nice! Detail notes may yet follow...
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KVM wrote:
April 14, 2023 - What a beautiful nose... so complex. Light to medium body. Ageless.
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DAN BAILEY wrote:
December 15, 2022 - Grippy. Still crazy young. Red/Purple fruit.
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acyso wrote: flawed
December 16, 2021 - Lafarge and d'Angerville study (Chicago, IL): While this definitely showed some red-fruited elegance on the palate with some grainy tannins, this felt thin and stripped of flavour too, which of course makes plenty of sense when you detect the TCA on the finish.
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By Robin Kick MW
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By Jasper Morris
Retrospective: Volnay Clos des Chênes, Domaine Michel Lafarge, 11/1/2019 (link)(Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru, Domaine Michel Lafarge, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2018, Issue #77, Another Look At the 1996 Burgundy Vintage- Time Heals Many Wounds.(Volnay “Clos de Chênes”- Domaine Michel Lafarge) Subscribe to see review text.
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June 2016, Issue #52 (link)
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By Jasper Morris
Domaine Michel Lafarge: Clos des Chênes, Volnay, 11/1/2015 (link)(Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru, Domaine Michel Lafarge, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2011, Issue #35, The 1996 Red Burgundy Vintage- Fifteen Years on the Road To Great Things?(Volnay “Clos des Chênes”- Domaine Michel Lafarge) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2008, Issue #13, Domaine Michel Lafarge’s: Beautiful Volnay “Clos des Chênes”(Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay “Clos des Chênes”) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
4th Quarter, 2006, Issue #24 (link)(Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Bonus Articles, Volnay: Secret village of Burgundy Insiders (February 2003)(Volnay “Clos des Chênes”- Michel Lafarge) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
March/April 1998, IWC Issue #77 (link)(Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chenes) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Michel Lafarge
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Clos des Chênes
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Volnay 1er Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
- In Cellars 285 (55%)
- Consumed 226 (44%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerDomaine Michel Lafarge
- VarietyPinot Noir
- VineyardClos des Chênes
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
- AppellationVolnay 1er Cru
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