Volnay vs Pommard: A divisive wine. Some liked the supposed funk on the nose but to me it was unintegrated oak, even though the nose admittedly wasn't the cleanest. Quite a dark wine to the point of being too ripe and heavily extracted. Guessed this was a Bouchard Caillerets.
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Tried another bottle this time from the recent 2014 vintage, more on the elegant side of Pinot Noir, fine supporting acid, moderate bodied with a strong minerality, delicious black fruit, precision and finesse is the correct diagnosis! Another top notch PN bottle but was outdone by the bottle from the 2012 vintage, give this 5+ more years, **(**), 91++ potential
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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical. Entirely charming, accessible and prototypically Volnay in its floral, spice, and red-fruited profile. Open for business and so much fun today.
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3/1/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
Wines Tasted at the La Paulée Verticals Session (The Maybourne, Beverly Hills): Ruby core. Floral, green aromas. Discretely ripe tart red fruit and soil, light to medium bodied. Dry finish. Typical elegant Volnay. I liked the energy and lightness.
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2/27/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 88 Points
Volnay vs Pommard: A divisive wine. Some liked the supposed funk on the nose but to me it was unintegrated oak, even though the nose admittedly wasn't the cleanest. Quite a dark wine to the point of being too ripe and heavily extracted. Guessed this was a Bouchard Caillerets.
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12/25/2020 - BillyT wrote: 92 Points
Christmas 2020! Sorry no notes.
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10/21/2017 - fc1910 Likes this wine:
Tried another bottle this time from the recent 2014 vintage, more on the elegant side of Pinot Noir, fine supporting acid, moderate bodied with a strong minerality, delicious black fruit, precision and finesse is the correct diagnosis! Another top notch PN bottle but was outdone by the bottle from the 2012 vintage, give this 5+ more years, **(**), 91++ potential
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