Community Tasting Note

• nskelsey wrote: 92 points

  June 24, 2018 - Decanted for 20 minutes. Quite dark in colour for a Volnay and the hues rightly suggest this still has some life in it. The aromas are of black, ripe fruit and this combines with mellow flavours and fine, silky tannins. When I last had this a few years ago there was a spirity heat to it that reminded me of a Languedoc rather than a Burg, but a few years on this has mellowed into a very smooth Pinot Noir indeed. If I was tasting this blind I would have judged this to be a 2006. 2003 is clearly an atypical vintage, but I have to say I enjoyed this a lot. Everything in this wine is uber-ripe, but it manages to avoid being stewed. This wine gives a lot of pleasure now, but it will never have that transparent, focused elegance that top Volnay does so well. Estimated maturity: Now - 2020+

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