1998 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  3/8/2024 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  Heater week; 3/8/2024-3/17/2024 (Chicago, IL): In contrast to the Chênes, which was more red-fruited and perfumed (at least for the time it wasn't corked), this felt a little darker and more brooding in its fruit profile. The tannins are very similar though, in that they will need a very long time to come around, and the question again is whether the fruit will be there when that happens. Despite its 25+ years, this is still a wine more of potential.

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  9/5/2020 - Musigny1955 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  {Purchased ~ 2005, 1st of 2 bottles; PopNPour over 4 hours} Initially a dirty, feral, barnyard nose that mostly cleaned up; developed into complex black cherry and walnut flavors; minerals and savoury notes with long length. Not what I was expecting but pretty interesting to drink.

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  8/5/2020 - Nicephoras wrote:

  Slightly corked. Damn it.

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  3/7/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote:

  La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers - New York NY): Small glass, brief note. From 3L from the domaine. Combination of red and black cherry with very good power. More meaty than I typically expect from Volnay. Good now, definitely upside, t least in this jero format.

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  9/19/2019 - salil wrote: 89 Points

  Dinner at Nico Osteria: Lots of pretty red fruit with light spice and florality on the nose here, but I find the palate a bit lean and slightly austere, with a surprising amount of tannin on the finish.

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