From magnum. Decanted several hours before consumption. Good balance with fruit and acidity. Light to medium bodied red fruit. Not much complexity. Maybe more time?
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Very, very nice. It was a little tart on the palate which detracted some compared to the gorgeous nose. Lots of earth and wild spice smells that made me think of CdP from its scents. Nice fruit profile and still smoothing out 6 hours after opening. Wish I had more....
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Medium ruby. Ripe black cherry aromas with a whiff of green herb. Medium weight, relatively sappy. After the rich attack, a finish that has gentle tannins and is laced with soil and salinity. Beautiful balance and on the cusp of maturity.
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Decanted 30 minutes before serving. Medium-intensity garnet. Lots of barnyard funk on the nose with some cherries and leather poking through. Medium-light body with medium acid and low tannins. Juicy cherries and some brambly raspberries with that bramblyness picking up especially mid-palate. Really tasty, though lacking a bit in complexity.
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Opened and followed for about 3 hours, this showed a pretty red cherry, red apple, slightly tart cranberry nose, pleasantly Volnay though far from profound. However, the last 1/3 of the bottle was saved for the next day and how extraordinarily this blossomed! Beautifully intense, pungent, ephemeral red fruited nose and gorgeous rose notes. How easy it would have been to underestimate this without saving a bit for the next day.
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Opened tonight because of how much I enjoyed 2010 Taillepieds a few weeks ago. This Pitures was not quite as bright, but also denser and meatier. Floral nose is classically Volnay, followed by red and black fruit, all with an elegant and refined tannic structure. Good now, certainly in its peak drinking window, but this will continue to evolve and be good to enjoy at least through 2030.
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Very nice. Pretty red fruit and earth. A little more heft in this wine than I am used to from Volnay - it's very nice, but I tend to drink Volnay when I want something more delicate. Well balanced with a smooth finish.
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This was really delightful tonight with lots of rich, penetrating, red fruit, Asian spice and sous bois undertones. Excellent depth in a midweight format. This was drinking beautifully after just abit of air.
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This wine has certainly evolved in just a few months since last tasted. This nose is now open, with aromas of spiced dark red and black fruit with a touch of sauvage -- almost Gevrey in character. On the palate, the dark fruit is young and dense and acidic and tannic, a bit roasted and ripe, but all in good balance and appropriate proportions. The midpalate is long and sophisticated, and the finish is brimming with ripe fruit and dry extract. There is a lot here to like, and I imagine in 5+ years this will truly hit its stride. Great potential here. In time.
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Classic sour cherry nose. This is the kind of wine I hope to find at a small restaurant in Burgundy. Young, fresh, and drinking really well very soon after release. It may never be a "great" wine, but it's an excellent value and has balance and character aplenty to enjoy over the next 5 years.
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Medium dark red; fruity fresh nose, raspberry; a bit sharp and slightly prickly, but deep, good taste, acidity and balance; probably requires a few more years to really show
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A very closed nose. Palate much of the same -- some Pitures fruit and minerals emerge with aggressive swirling, but you only get a glimpse tonight of what's lurking underneath. This bottle appeared somewhat dumb and shut down. Granted I've only tasted this wine once and it didn't get to breathe too long -- but of the Dublere Volnay Pitures going back to 2006, if you compare them all at this same early stage, this one may have the most potential but it'll need the most time as well. I didn't find anything precocious or enjoyable about this one at age 3 -- as opposed to the 2009 that drank pretty well right out of the gates (no surprise). But there's great raw material here. I've got a case of this in the cellar -- I'll hold them for a at least 3-5 years before opening one.
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Great purple color. altogether this is just a very well made "little" volnay. I really enjoyed it, but it lacks the intensity and charm of taillepieds. Drink it for its easy forthcoming pleasure and that it offers a quick glance at what Volnay is. very good effort from this terroir.
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7/8/2023 - Handy1 wrote: 91 Points
From magnum. Decanted several hours before consumption. Good balance with fruit and acidity. Light to medium bodied red fruit. Not much complexity. Maybe more time?
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6/11/2022 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
Very, very nice. It was a little tart on the palate which detracted some compared to the gorgeous nose. Lots of earth and wild spice smells that made me think of CdP from its scents. Nice fruit profile and still smoothing out 6 hours after opening. Wish I had more....
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2/19/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Medium ruby. Ripe black cherry aromas with a whiff of green herb. Medium weight, relatively sappy. After the rich attack, a finish that has gentle tannins and is laced with soil and salinity. Beautiful balance and on the cusp of maturity.
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8/20/2021 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted 30 minutes before serving. Medium-intensity garnet. Lots of barnyard funk on the nose with some cherries and leather poking through. Medium-light body with medium acid and low tannins. Juicy cherries and some brambly raspberries with that bramblyness picking up especially mid-palate. Really tasty, though lacking a bit in complexity.
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12/6/2020 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is delightful tonight and has rounded out beautifully in the years since I’ve last tasted it. It’s a shame that the domaine is no more.
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6/8/2020 - Dako wrote: 91 Points
Pretty nose and beautifully balanced from front-end to back-end. One of the best values in the cellar. Sorry Domaine Dublere is no more.
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4/26/2020 - englishman's claret wrote: 92 Points
Opened and followed for about 3 hours, this showed a pretty red cherry, red apple, slightly tart cranberry nose, pleasantly Volnay though far from profound. However, the last 1/3 of the bottle was saved for the next day and how extraordinarily this blossomed! Beautifully intense, pungent, ephemeral red fruited nose and gorgeous rose notes. How easy it would have been to underestimate this without saving a bit for the next day.
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3/12/2020 - seggert wrote:
Pam: good picnic wine
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2/2/2020 - Miceri Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium red; fresh, light red berries; rounded somewhat astringent, a bit of pepper, a bit sour ending; fine but not in a perfect drinking spot
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11/10/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Opened tonight because of how much I enjoyed 2010 Taillepieds a few weeks ago. This Pitures was not quite as bright, but also denser and meatier. Floral nose is classically Volnay, followed by red and black fruit, all with an elegant and refined tannic structure. Good now, certainly in its peak drinking window, but this will continue to evolve and be good to enjoy at least through 2030.
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6/15/2019 - Miceri Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium dark red; nose neutral; rounded with nice full body, creamy; nice easy drinking
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4/5/2019 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
Very nice. Pretty red fruit and earth. A little more heft in this wine than I am used to from Volnay - it's very nice, but I tend to drink Volnay when I want something more delicate. Well balanced with a smooth finish.
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6/22/2018 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was really delightful tonight with lots of rich, penetrating, red fruit, Asian spice and sous bois undertones. Excellent depth in a midweight format. This was drinking beautifully after just abit of air.
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5/17/2015 - ctjared Likes this wine:
very nice, but have preceded the 07 chambertin lavaux
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7/11/2013 - BurgAndy wrote:
This wine has certainly evolved in just a few months since last tasted. This nose is now open, with aromas of spiced dark red and black fruit with a touch of sauvage -- almost Gevrey in character. On the palate, the dark fruit is young and dense and acidic and tannic, a bit roasted and ripe, but all in good balance and appropriate proportions. The midpalate is long and sophisticated, and the finish is brimming with ripe fruit and dry extract. There is a lot here to like, and I imagine in 5+ years this will truly hit its stride. Great potential here. In time.
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5/31/2013 - DStyner Likes this wine: 88 Points
Classic sour cherry nose. This is the kind of wine I hope to find at a small restaurant in Burgundy. Young, fresh, and drinking really well very soon after release. It may never be a "great" wine, but it's an excellent value and has balance and character aplenty to enjoy over the next 5 years.
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5/25/2013 - Miceri Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium dark red; fruity fresh nose, raspberry; a bit sharp and slightly prickly, but deep, good taste, acidity and balance; probably requires a few more years to really show
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2/23/2013 - BurgAndy wrote:
A very closed nose. Palate much of the same -- some Pitures fruit and minerals emerge with aggressive swirling, but you only get a glimpse tonight of what's lurking underneath. This bottle appeared somewhat dumb and shut down. Granted I've only tasted this wine once and it didn't get to breathe too long -- but of the Dublere Volnay Pitures going back to 2006, if you compare them all at this same early stage, this one may have the most potential but it'll need the most time as well. I didn't find anything precocious or enjoyable about this one at age 3 -- as opposed to the 2009 that drank pretty well right out of the gates (no surprise). But there's great raw material here. I've got a case of this in the cellar -- I'll hold them for a at least 3-5 years before opening one.
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2/23/2013 - Vintjener Likes this wine: 85 Points
Great purple color.
altogether this is just a very well made "little" volnay.
I really enjoyed it, but it lacks the intensity and charm of taillepieds.
Drink it for its easy forthcoming pleasure and that it offers a quick glance at what Volnay is. very good effort from this terroir.
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