Community Tasting Notes 8

• David J Cooper wrote:

  April 19, 2019 - Fairly dark for an old Burgundy. Decent plum and earth nose, dead palate and dried out finish.
  
  Won’t rate.

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• fcxj wrote: 92 points

  October 15, 2018 - Earthy, creamy aromatics. Elegance and lightness of touch that made a good luncheon wine.

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• TWaldmann wrote:

  March 1, 2014 - Pale ruby. Aromas of strawberries, earthiness. Velvety tannins & a spine of acidity. Classic Volnay. This is lovely now & seems to be at its peak, but should hold for years, especially in magnum.

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• Paul S wrote: 92 points

  June 20, 2009 - CT London Event (Hide Bar, Bermondsey, London): Treetops' magnum. Nose opened with a little whiff or varnish and a touch of funk that took a little while to blow away. When it did, it showed tons of flowers, a lovely damp soil accent, sweet truffles and almost port-like spiced-cake and plum tone along with lifted orange peel notes. Gorgeous, heady stuff. Very Pousse d'Or, very aged Burg, and showing plenty of Volnay characteristics. I thought the palate was rather tired and dried out at first, with dry tannins, sourish acid and that little rim of funk the outstanding features. Came back to the wine an hour later though, and it had completely transformed. Throwing of that robe of dry, tiredness, it had put on lovely old Burg characters of rich damson plums and tons of Volnay strawberries along with a lifted bramble hint. Finish was nice and long as well, with more orange peel, some spice and, when tailing off, just that little hint of dry, woody tannins. Can probably keep a little while longer, but that dry touch at the end, very reminiscent of quite a few 1988s, suggests that this should probably be drunk around now or in the next year or so, preferably with some food - a nicely grilled magret de canard would be just nice.

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• HandPickedBurgundy wrote:

  October 1, 2008 - Medium ruby, touched with garnet throughout and with a broad, gently fading, rim. Lovely soft redcurrant nose, very floral. Fresh vibrant and firmly structured. Quite dry and earthy. Nice length. **

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1988
• Type Red
• Producer La Pousse d'Or
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Clos de la Bousse d'Or
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Volnay 1er Cru

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• In Cellars 11 (25%)
• Consumed 33 (75%)

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