2006 Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  1/23/2016 - grantsky wrote: 89 Points

  Tight and slightly reductive upon opening. Very slowly started to show itself with ripe raspberry and strawberry, asian spices, touch of cola; quite austere, linear tannins, structure hasn't softened enough to show the elegance expected from southern Volnay; the fruit and structure is there, wine should improve and have a good 5-10 years left of enjoyable drinking.

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  1/4/2016 - TimBWE wrote: 92 Points

  A lovely wine in the perfect state between primary and secondary flavors. Tannins are still quite firm, but the fresh raspberry is starting to meet a little tobacco, molasses, and mushroom. Tannins are still very present, but not rough at all. Such an underrated vintage.

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  9/19/2015 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:

  From the wine list at Gramercy Tavern (NYC). Nice aromatics of tart red fruit and a bit of earth. Cherry and tart raspberry flavors with good acidity. Opens up after about 30 minutes in the glass. I think the drinking window ending in 2014 is incorrect - this still has a lot of life left in it. Very nice.

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