2007 Domaine Jean-Marc / Thomas Bouley Volnay 1er Cru Les Carelles

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  8/22/2023 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% Pinot Noir from the 1er Cru vineyard Carelle Sous La Chapelle. Fermented and macerated with the skins for three weeks in open-top fermentors. Aged for 20 months in 228-liter oak pièces, of which one third are renewed annually. 13% alcohol.
  
  Quite translucent yet moderately dark cherry-red color with a maroon, developed dried-blood hue. The nose feels sweetish and somewhat evolved with a bit dark-toned aromas of black cherries and cherry marmalade, some meaty tones, a little bit of boysenberry, light balsamic notes of VA, a hint of salty liquorice, a touch of ripe strawberry and a whiff of sous-bois. The wine feels silky smooth, harmonious and somewhat evolved on the palate with a medium body and savory flavors of crunchy cranberries and brambly raspberries, some strawberry tones, a little bit of wizened dark fruit, light balsamic notes of VA, a hint of gravelly minerality and a touch of tobacco. The wine retains quite impressive (and, for a Volnay, surprisingly tightly-knit) structure with its high acidity and still moderately ample and grippy medium-plus tannins. The finish is long, savory and moderately grippy with a quite dry and a bit evolved aftertaste of ripe raspberries, some tart cranberries, a little bit of balsamic VA, light wild strawberry tones, sweeter hints of cherry marmalade and dried dark fruits and an earthy touch of forest floor.
  
  A sophisticated, tasty and attractive Volnay that has evolved gracefully and is now, at the age of 16 years, in a pretty lovely spot. The wine doesn't feel particularly old, but it definitely shows some age and isn't young anymore in any way. I guess this wine can be kept for many more years and most likely it will continue to evolve, but for me, this is in a very enjoyable and thoroughly drinkable phase right now. Fine stuff, highly recommended.

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  8/15/2014 - Blair Curtis wrote: 89 Points

  This was very close to being a 90 point (or better) wine. The nose was fantastic, deep and showing complex sous bois already. The palate on entry showed nicely judged red fruit with wonderful silky texture. The midpalate and the finish of the wine is where it fell. There was sufficient body and volume, but the wine showed a certain bitter tree bark flavour that was close to a green tobacco-like presence. In Burgundy, I hate this characteristic...puts me in mind of the horrible 2004s (but this was much lower-level). So as much as I really liked many aspects of this wine, I can't ignore the slight bitterness/green aspect.

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