Mooie belegen Volnay. Werd alsmaar beter, zeker na drie uur open te hebben gestaan. Mooi fruit en tertiaire tonen. Volle ronde smaak met mooie afdronk.
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Decanted 1/2 an hour. Pale/medium garnet core, medium pale garnet, slightly orangeing rim. Elegant, gentle strawberry fruited nose, floral and chalky minerals, some sous-bois. Attractive and evocative of place. Medium bodied on the palate, a little on the lean side with spicy strawberry fruit, some damsons, crisply acidic on the medium/good length, still slightly tight finish. Lovely nose and interesting if not hugely engaging on the palate, at least at this point - it may open out and soften with time.
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A replacement for the corked bottle we opened a week ago. Decanted for about 2 hours. Color is a nice transparent crimson with very slight fading at the rim. The nose shows earth, spice and cherry. Excellent balance on the palate with clean dark berry fruits and a very smooth texture. The wine has no abrasive edges to it at all finishes with good length.
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Glossy garnet robe, little evidence of fade at the rim. Nose was initially reticent, but after a couple of hours in glass and decanter bloomed with ripe raspberry fruit, lightly toasted oak and a hint of sliced white mushrooms. The palate showed strawberry, and later deeper cherry tones, and was pleasantly jammy and smooth. A whiff of flowers highlighted the warm rich fruit finish and a faint but persistent acidity supported a pleasant sweet aftertaste. A medium-bodied, gentle, balanced pinot without any pretention to blockbusterdom. I'll decant the next bottle for three to four hours as the wine was definitely improving right up to the last swallow.
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5/6/2023 - chbeaumont wrote: 88 Points
Weak colour; earthy, iron filings; a little grouchy, leans towards Pommard, good depth & staying power. Drink up.
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4/28/2012 - marckuipers wrote: 91 Points
Mooie belegen Volnay. Werd alsmaar beter, zeker na drie uur open te hebben gestaan. Mooi fruit en tertiaire tonen. Volle ronde smaak met mooie afdronk.
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6/13/2010 - Paul D wrote: 88 Points
Decanted 1/2 an hour. Pale/medium garnet core, medium pale garnet, slightly orangeing rim. Elegant, gentle strawberry fruited nose, floral and chalky minerals, some sous-bois. Attractive and evocative of place. Medium bodied on the palate, a little on the lean side with spicy strawberry fruit, some damsons, crisply acidic on the medium/good length, still slightly tight finish. Lovely nose and interesting if not hugely engaging on the palate, at least at this point - it may open out and soften with time.
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10/16/2009 - Rob MacKay wrote: 91 Points
A replacement for the corked bottle we opened a week ago. Decanted for about 2 hours. Color is a nice transparent crimson with very slight fading at the rim. The nose shows earth, spice and cherry. Excellent balance on the palate with clean dark berry fruits and a very smooth texture. The wine has no abrasive edges to it at all finishes with good length.
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10/8/2009 - Rob MacKay wrote: flawed
Thursday night with Charlie, Dan and Chris (Chateau MacKay): Corked. :(
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3/25/2007 - Paulo wrote: 89 Points
Glossy garnet robe, little evidence of fade at the rim. Nose was initially reticent, but after a couple of hours in glass and decanter bloomed with ripe raspberry fruit, lightly toasted oak and a hint of sliced white mushrooms. The palate showed strawberry, and later deeper cherry tones, and was pleasantly jammy and smooth. A whiff of flowers highlighted the warm rich fruit finish and a faint but persistent acidity supported a pleasant sweet aftertaste. A medium-bodied, gentle, balanced pinot without any pretention to blockbusterdom. I'll decant the next bottle for three to four hours as the wine was definitely improving right up to the last swallow.
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