2005 Domaine Thomas-Moillard Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes

Burgundy-Report

• By Bill Nanson
  4/1/2009, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Thomas-Moillard Volnay Clos des Chênes) A domaine wine whose back-label proclaims the grapes to be ‘biologique’ and that all operations were done according to the lunar calendar. Medium-plus colour. Brooding aromatics but there are glimpses of very fine fruit that slowly turns redder in the glass. Concentrated, lots of very fine tannin that’s largely submerged under fruit - and what fruit it is - intense and edged with cream - it lingers very well too. It doesn’t merit the tag ‘elegant’, rather ‘muscular’ would be better and I think that maybe 2005 is a little early to be influenced by Bernard Zito and Pascal Marchand, but it is a definite rebuy.

• By Bill Nanson
  11/1/2007, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)

  (Thomas-Moillard Volnay Clos des Chênes) This is from relatively young vines. A very pleasant and softly perfumed nose with faint caramel. In the mouth this shows plenty of structure and good acidity - there is quite some furry tannin too. This is subtly long despite the structure slightly dominating right now. This is from relatively young vines. A very pleasant and softly perfumed nose with faint caramel. In the mouth this shows plenty of structure and good acidity - there is quite some furry tannin too. This is subtly long despite the structure slightly dominating right now.