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Manage Subscriptions1999 Jean Boillot & Fils Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets
Pinot Noir
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Volnay 1er Cru
Community Tasting Notes 10
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yodamark Likes this wine: 96 points
August 3, 2021 - This bottle of Boillot Volnay Chevrets was a stunner. Some varied previous reviews but i can tell you this bottle from my cellar was still very dark, rich, a little raw and with years to go. But it was laden both on the nose and palate with dark berries, plums and a oriental perfumed spicy lift with a lovely wad of balanced acid and tannin encircling the massive core of fruit to give it a long life ahead. Still a deep crimson. A bit new world in style if anything. And no shrinking violet
This was consumed at another La Luna Boys dinner with Grandpa Greg, Jezza, Brodie, Timmy L, Fatsie and Kim jong il and Yodamark - yours truly. Cliffy away but Timmy Bird and Lady Frenulum showing very high levels of weakness and being under the thumb
As grandpa Greg and I are in a pinot war, when we starting drinking this wine I knew i would blow him out of the water against the 2011 Yarra Yering Pinot he bought along. I had a quiet snigger to myself. i thought finally a win for Yodamark on best pinot on the night. Hmmmm. Well its now 0-3 in this pinot war for Yodamark. The YY PN was amazing and from a lesser vintage. ( 97 pts). A completely different animal of course but sublime. if you looked at both the wines in the glass and smelt them and asked to pick which one was Burgundy and which one was Australian, you would have got it wrong. ( Yodamark would have got it right of course)
Heres the rest of the list so proteges, junior palates, avid followers and disciples can read my reviews on the wine frivolities and gastric beauties consumed last night.
2011 Yarra Yering Pinot Noir 97
1996 Orlando Steingarten Riesling - 93
2009 Grosset Polish Hill - 95
1990 Wantirna estate Cabernet blend - 98
2004 Domaine A Cabernet - 96
2001 Rockford SVS pressings - 97
2003 Lafaurie Peyreguey Sauternes - 94
2009 Farr Rising CHardonnay - unsure on this wine on the night so not scoring it -
Ycbenari Likes this wine: 90 points
March 14, 2021 - I was skeptical at this point based on prior reviews but couldn’t be more pleasantly surprised after decanting for an hour! Still sipping it 2 hours later. Berries are coming out beautifully - amazing with my Tomohalk steak!
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pawa wrote: flawed
February 28, 2018 - Corked
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dbkitc wrote: 90 points
January 5, 2015 - Beautiful ruby color. Nose is surprisingly reminiscent of central coast pinot - ripe berry fruit and oak - maybe even a hint of cola. Velvety texture is full bodied and smooth. There is a lot of extract and layers of flavor. A bit untamed and certainly not a transparent, elegant burgundy. Good and ready to go, but not what I was looking for stylistically tonight. Big boy. Certainly not the finesse and mineral expression this vineyard's reputation promises but did come together nicely with air. (90)
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olalar wrote: 88 points
March 3, 2013 - Medium to light bodied with berries, dirt and spices both in nose and mouth. Great balance. The wine seems to be on a downhill slope. Drink now.
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By Stephen Tanzer
The Glorious 1999 Red Burgundies (Mar 2018), 3/18/2018 (link)(Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay Les Chevrets 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
2nd Quarter, 2001, Issue #2 (link)(Jean Boillot Volnay En Chevret 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
March/April 2001, IWC Issue #95 (link)(Domaine Jean Boillot Volnay Les Chevrets) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
2/20/2009 (link)(Jean Boillot Volnay 1er Cru "Les Chevrets") Nose of dull rotten tomatoes, dirt, oak, cream and not much else. As it opened and evolved the nose began to get a mocha-like aroma that was similar to some Starbucks drink left sitting on a desk for nine hours. Yum! The palate was not much better. Tasted
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- Type Red
- Producer Jean Boillot & Fils
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Les Chevrets
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Côte de Beaune
- Appellation Volnay 1er Cru
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- In Cellars 87 (34%)
- Consumed 167 (66%)
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