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• forceberry wrote: 93 points

  May 25, 2022 - A négociant Volnay made with purchased fruit, the completely destemmed fruit is cold-soaked for 5 days prior to fermentation, vinified in stainless steel, aged for 15 months in predominantly old 228-to-600-liter oak casks (approx. 10% new, depending on the year). 12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Deep yet moderately translucent cherry-red color. Fragrant, somewhat sweet-toned yet fresh nose of red cherries and juicy black raspberries, some wild strawberry notes, a little bit of old leather, light earthy notes of licorice root, a smoky hint of speck and a touch of savory wood spice. The wine is lively, youthful and crunchy on the palate with a light-to-medium body and clean, pure-fruited flavors of raspberries and sour red plums, some gravelly mineral tones, a little bit of wild strawberry, light cherry tones, a tart hint of cranberry and a touch of savory, woody oak spice. The structure relies quite evenly on the high acidity and moderately grippy yet ripe and well-manicured tannins. The wine feels savory and moderately grippy with a long, dry aftertaste of crunchy cranberries, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of wild strawberry, light gravelly mineral tones, a woody hint of savory oak spice and a touch of fresh red plum.
  
  A beautifully clean, lively and harmonious Volnay with wonderful sense of purity in the fruit department. Even though the wine turned out to be a classically built Burgundy, the smoky nuances, relatively firm tannic structure and balanced sour cherry bitterness took me to Sicily and I guessed this was a cooler-vintage Etna Rosso. Oh well! Tasting this side-by-side with a 2014 Jadot 1er Cru Pernand-Vergelesses, the wines were relatively similar in style, Giroud's Volnay only coming across as slightly lighter and more delicate in comparison - as could be expected from a Volnay. What was most interesting was how both the wines seemed quite (and surprisingly) tannic for Pinot Noir, having rather similar grips on the gums, only Jadot seemed somewhat more rustic and aggressive in character, whereas the grip in Giroud was similarly firm and assertive, but at the same time relatively gentle. Fun stuff tasting blind two so similar wines, yet both of them showing some very obvious differences once you just sit down to listen, letting the wines tell you what they want to tell you. This Volnay was a lovely effort, a delicate yet surprisingly structured example of the appellation. Recommended!

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• pjhr Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 27, 2020 - Needs another 10-15 years! Too young at this point!

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• GTFreek wrote:

  August 17, 2016 - Quick note from a trade show. Solid choice, masculine style.

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• Burgundy Al wrote:

  July 3, 2015 - Camille Giroud Cellar Visit and Tasting (Beaune): Barrel tasting at Giroud. Tasted from two neutral barrels from the two different parcels. First is from near Mitans and made with 50% whole cluster. Floral start with red berries. Red and black berry flavors with good spice. More dense. Second parcel is from Lurets, downslope from Caillerets. This was all about red berries and came across as very fruit centric with elegant textures. Again each will provide different nuance to make a really interesting Volnay.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Camille Giroud
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Volnay

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