2007 Nicolas Potel Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  2/3/2014 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Drunk over two nights. Light ruby colour. An attractive, refined nose of red, not black, fruits: cherries, raspberries and red currant. Slightly candied aroma, like candied cherries, with some cinnamon. A perfumed top note, with some florals, perhaps jasmine or lilac. Bouquet strongly suggests Volnay. Sweetish entry to the palate, in a lighter, slightly lean style. High acids, initially appearing a little unbalanced, improved and balanced out somewhat by time in the glass and food (roast vegetables). Tannins very smooth and fine, an elegant wine, with a red berry flavour profile. Finishes dry with reasonable length. With time, it does put on some weight, but overall lacking a bit of depth, concentration, balance and complexity, to take it beyond a pleasant, fairly straightforward Burgundy. The wine has some of the characteristics some criticise about 2007 red Burgundies. Perhaps with more cellar time it will blossom into something more complex and compelling, but I doubt it. 90 (after the second night upgraded from 89).

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  4/9/2012 - DaddyNeedsPow wrote: 90 Points

  Wild raspberry layered with dark cherry. Some unidentifiable forest floor elements. Nose pretty closed, and not much in the way of length or fleshy opulence. BUT, there is a structure to the wine that leads me to believe that it might be a pretty complex and fun wine in 5 years. At $39, I'll put two or three down and see what magic might happen.

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