Community Tasting Note

Tony Molester wrote:

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - Minimal cork saturation. Single piece cork
No sign of seepage

Astonishing youthfulness in colour, aroma and flavour

N:Cherry, bit of VA, very discreet oak. Promising.

P: significant acidity, but fruit is sweet if somewhat unbalanced by the acidity. Tannins are slightly rustic. Overall, this is good, but far from great, not withstanding the vintage. I have found the 5 or so 1998 Volnays I’ve tasted at about 20 years old to be generally lacking charm. This is no exception despite how youthful it is. I hardly see an upside to a hard, slightly tannic 1998 volnay, especially at current market prices.

Drink or hold to 2029 based on this single bottle. No upside anticipated, based on 2 tasters.

13.5% abv

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