January 16, 2021 - This specimen was in a great spot. Nice rich red fruit melange fruit, mushroom damp earth, and savory through and through. Very unfiltered and cloudy. Pleasant mouthfeel, and a delicious medium body. Worth mentioning is a pretty pure mineral component that added to the framework. Really nice.
March 10, 2018 - Great color, fingering and wonderful nose of earth floor, with mushroom. Superb mouth feel, notes of black cherry and a short/medium finish.
November 21, 2015 - Good concentration. A little cloudy on appearance, still very vibrant fruit although acid is maybe a little in the forefront.
June 1, 2013 - Very good concentration, excellent balance and beautiful long finish. Notes of blueberry, raspberry and anise. Nose has a very earthy quality.
April 21, 2012 - Generous, perfumed and almost flowery nose with violets, raisins, and surprisingly dark fruit for a Volnay. Spicy oak character. There are some green notes as well. Forward, but not very elegant.
Medium-fullish body. Good concentration. Some hard tannins. Oaky, succulent and perfumed. Lacking some grip. A mintiness of almost Aussie character (!).
Tasted blind, the perfume could be a sign of Volnay, but it was rather full, a bit clumsy, and not very delicate or balanced. But good wine drinking well.
April 25, 2011 - Bem leve, ainda com boa presenca de fruta. Elegante, leve evolucao e boa complexidade. Persistencia media.
November 12, 2009 - Sotheby's pre-auction tasting: de luxe perfume: strawberries and mushrooms, some smoky notes, fine balance. really nice
August 5, 2009 - Still quite primary. But lovely after a decent decant. Excellent wine
November 29, 2008 - A little tart to begin with but smoother after about 30 minutes with nice crispness on the finish.
March 6, 2007 - Initially tart, fruit comes out over 1/2 hour or so. Crisp finish.