Either a better bottle than last year or this is on the way up. A few hours of decanting gave us a really funky and interesting wine. A little rough and rustic but sexy, complex, and wonderfully savory. Still say -2022.
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Nose: There is a distinct sour cherry note right off the bat along with earth tones, raspberries, violets, spices, and a touch of leather. There is excellent depth and balance that really draws you in.
Taste: Medium bodied with medium+ acidity and silky tannins. The feel is refined with sour cherries, raspberries, violets, and earth tones.
Overall: This is a lovely Volnay. It took a few hours to fully get going, but it was quite pretty and refined once it opened up.
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4/7/2019 - Rollerball wrote: 88 Points
Savory and meaty but what could be a nice cocoa dusting takes a mildly unappealing roundness, almost like an algae note.
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3/28/2019 - M.S.L. wrote: 92 Points
Bourgogne 2002 tasting. Many top wines from some of the best producers, Rousseau, Roumier, DRC, Leroy etc; 3/28/2019-4/28/2019 (Restaurant Palægade, Copenhagen): Supposedly the lesser wine paired against three grand crus, but it was only the Clos des Lambrays that exceeded it in quality. A little bit tight, with licorice and darker fruit elements, but good balance. A food wine at this point, but a very good showing indeed.
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11/16/2018 - Rollerball wrote: 92 Points
Either a better bottle than last year or this is on the way up. A few hours of decanting gave us a really funky and interesting wine. A little rough and rustic but sexy, complex, and wonderfully savory. Still say -2022.
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7/1/2017 - Rollerball wrote: 91 Points
Wonderfully versatile with a nice--if brief--surge. Middle-aged but lacking a little in fruit considering how much structure remains.
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11/5/2015 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points
Nose: There is a distinct sour cherry note right off the bat along with earth tones, raspberries, violets, spices, and a touch of leather. There is excellent depth and balance that really draws you in.
Taste: Medium bodied with medium+ acidity and silky tannins. The feel is refined with sour cherries, raspberries, violets, and earth tones.
Overall: This is a lovely Volnay. It took a few hours to fully get going, but it was quite pretty and refined once it opened up.
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