Community Tasting Notes 81

• presterjohn wrote:

  April 8, 2024 - Beautiful, scented, at a good point

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• CHINACAT wrote: 89 points

  February 10, 2024 - Had the complexity of a mature Burgundy, but was rather thin, acidic and closed. May not have enough remaining fruit to get to the next gear.

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• presterjohn wrote:

  February 9, 2024 - Old fruit, some complexity, some tannin, very pleasant but not exciting

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• ankitmehra Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 19, 2024 - Purchased as a birth year wine for a friend's birthday dinner, I hadn't had a lot of experience with Bouchard's wines outside of their 2012 Le Corton that I enjoyed in Beaune this past summer. I was quite excited to dive in and after slow oxidising the bottle for half an hour, it truly came to life at Lilia in Brooklyn. The nose was not overly aromatic, but it felt burlier than a lot of the Volnay I've had in the past, boasting cigar box and chocolate scents with light blackberries too. The palate shone bright as a quintessential Volnay notes of red cherries and blackcurrants on the upfront quickly transitioned to a pepper, spice and herbaceous driven mid-palate. The ending, though, was what did it for me as the wines maturity began to show through notes of leather, chocolate, light tar and a hint of syrup. All in all, not what I was expecting from a 1er Cru Volnay from 1999, but thoroughly impressed. Really feels like it's hitting its stride right now.

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• GMatt wrote: 92 points

  August 26, 2023 - On opening this is disappointing - quite woody, savoury, not much fruit. I thought: oh, too late now, should have drunk 5yrs ago. Then with 45 mins in glass, or from the bottle open to the full width, it's softened, and a mellow fruit emerges, which wit time clarifies. Quite rich, kirschy (reminiscent of a grenache note). It starts with a 90 and lthen lifts to 92. I'm putting this between a village and good 1er in the quality stakes. It lack the complexity to be a great 1er, but has more refinement and depth than a villages.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Bouchard Père et Fils
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Ancienne Cuvée Carnot
• Vineyard Caillerets
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Volnay 1er Cru
• UPC Codes 081753332037, 3337690055209

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• Pending Delivery 12 (2%)
• In Cellars 297 (46%)
• Consumed 340 (52%)

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