And another total winner with this bottle, unfortunately it might be my last. This is in the zone from my perspective (I like my Burgs a little bit on the younger side when there is still some fruit there and the tertiary aromatics are kicking in. Super fresh, elegant, silky and layered. This is showing notes of sweet and sour red and dark berries, graphite, licorice, sweet spices, minty notes and also some notes of candied violets, there is also some fresh notes of white pepper. There are some sous-bois and notes of forest floor starting to develop. It‘s medium+ bodied, with excellent mid-palate persistence, has medium-high acidity and lower-medium tannin that has melted away since my last bottle. Excellent length. A suberb Volnay 1er Cru of the very highest level. It also shows the vintage‘s signature freshness and tension. I particularly love the silkiness you only get from aged Burgundies.
Certainly well-made with linearity and spices but just too taut at present to get a full benefit of that. Will not be opening another of these for at least two years.
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Rose petals, musty forest floor and violets on the nose. Cherry and red fruit, medium but substantial weight, nice acidity and balance with fine tannins on the long finish.
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Continues to be very tight at open. After a double decant starts to open up after an hour and continued to open up until it was gone 2 hours in. It did not last because it became a great companion to a roast chicken meal, lovely fruit, nice nose, savory palate, flower notes and some earth. This has years left, as others have said give it a lot of air and it is excellent now.
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This is a tightly wound ball of energy. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to decant it as I know it would have benefited from at least an hour of ox. Nevertheless, this is a finely tuned wine that will only get better with 3-5 more years in the cellar. It paired nicely with a mushroom risotto. Hold.
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Agree with Dibbs below. Still primary and in need of another 5 years in the cellar. Opened my bottle at 4:30; still evolving at 10:00 pm. Hold or long slow ox/decant.
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A bit too young for my palate. The tannins are still there but it has entered its early drinking phase. It is still primary but beautifully integrated. Called it Volnay Premier Cru with at least 10 years of age on my second sip. This would need another 5 years to develop more mid-palate weight and secondary flavors and then I can see this score climbing to 94/95. Very good wine.
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Casual dinner: Opened at lunchtime for dinner. The opening pour was fun and playful with red juicy fruit but by dinnertime it turned darker and more serious. Usually I am not a fan of darker fruits in Burgundy but this was beautifully restrained, even though there was a mocha element, it still retained a wonderful tension and acidity that didn’t make the fruit seem over the top. Wish I have more 2010s.
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Very drinkable Burgundy. Mostly red fruit with a touch of earth. I’ve had this and the other bottles of this wine for several years and I’m glad I waited. Drinking beautifully now and I’m confident will continue to do so for 3-5 years and possibly longer.
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Garnet red, showing some maturity in the glass Rich nose of red fruits, particularly strawberry (jam) accompanied by some spices The red fruits are dominant also on the palate, good length Approaching full maturity definitely within the drinking window now
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Lovely bottle, drinking very well after some air. Expressive fruit, excellent balance. Dark fruits, some leather, mineral notes. Savory. Nice medium length finish. Worked very well with food, had a bit of a clipped note when on its own, but still tasty. Excellent wine, time left.
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Opened two hours before dinner. Good nose with sour cherries and perfume. A tad of alcohol which worn down with more time in the glass. Probably can keep for another 5 years. At the start of drinking window with good balance.
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Not even close to ready. First of a case. Forget for five more years. Started very disjointed. Came together after four hours in decanter but still not close.
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An incredibly consistent and pretty wine over the last few years and this bottle is no exception. Expressive, elegant and layered, with notes of sweet and sour red and dark berries, graphite, some licorice, sweet spices, some mint, crushed violets, also some notes of pepper. It‘s medium+ bodied, but with superb mid-palate persistence, has still medium-high acidity and medium tannin that is still present but has excellent quality and is integrated nicely. Excellent length. A supber Volnay 1er Cru of the very highest level. It also shows the vintage‘s signature freshness and tension.
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92+ Dunkles Rubinrot Schwarzkirschig,Mix von Waldbeeren,würzig,leicht floral,zwischendurch Hauch Kaffee. Seidig,dicht,leicht prägend,tief,gute Balance,mittlerer Körper. Längerer dunkelfruchtiger Abgang. Gefällt mir sehr gut aber kann auch problemlos viele Jahre liegen bleiben.
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Another very pretty bottle of this wine. Took about 2 hours to open up but it feels like peak drinking right now (I like my Burgundy on the younger side while the fruit is still vibrant). No rush here though, this is gonna hold up for quite a few years. Love the combination of depth, freshness and tension.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): This is a very dense and powerful Volnay, showing a moderate amount of oak that's very well balanced by the super potent fruit from the vintage. There's a lovely red fruited quality to this, and while this isn't the most delicate or wall-flower of a 2010 Burgundy, this is pretty impressive all the same. Obviously young, this needs some time for everything to integrate.
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Popped and poured after an hour of breathing (or a little less, we couldn't wait). Clear, ruby. Legs. A clean nose of red and dark cherries, strawberries, raspberries, flowers (violets and a touch of roses), herbs (lavender and provençal), savoury meats, minerality. Barnyard and forest floor notes were also present. Developing. On the palate, this had red fruits, dark cherries, earth and herbs. Some mint emerged as well. Medium(+) acidity, medium body, medium flavour intensity, medium fairly-integrated tannins. Medium(+) finish. This wine has some way to go and should be even better in 4 or 5 years' time. Paired well with camembert. 91-92 pts.
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First when opened, there is an explosion of red and dark fruit, some iron, pepper and some minerality. After a 6 hour SO, it changed a little and gained complexity. Sweet red berries (strawberries, red currant), also some darker berries, licorice, some mint, graphite, some green and white pepper, iron, vanilla, sweet spices, sage and also a touch of smoke. It's medium+ bodied with high acidity, medium+ tannin that still needs another 2-3 more years and very good length. An excellent and sappy Volnay 1er Cru from this great producer. I will give my remaining bottles another 2-3 years to integrate the tannin even more. It feels like it's still holding back a little, but has this great power, complexity and at the same time weightlessness and precision the best 2010 Burgundies have. It's not in your face at all but I could sip this all night long. I like it a lot! (95+)
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Friday Night Double Blind Mondo $100+ (Bin 75): Darker crimson with large reddish orange rim, see through; really smoky, powdery limestone, sour and tart cherry, very taut but good fat to the fruit; seems almost like Cotes de Nuits but I'm south due to the cherry pit, meaty cherry; called 2010 Pousse Volnay; surprisingly delicious as this stage.
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Greet Adira and small BYO at our place (Clinton Hill, Brooklyn): This started off nice out of the gate, and then went downhill some. Nose of raspberry, blackberry, juicy acid, strawberry, dark cherry, stone, good spice. Crisp on the palate with dark cherry, stone, minerals, dark spice - purple/red. Tary cherry and mineral finish. Delicious. With time, the fruit weakened and a serious oaky note began to dominate, which was a real turn off. I'm not sure how this bodes for the future of the wine. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 16-17/20. Later: Nose - 4-4.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 14.5-15/20.
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Wines and friends with lovely little Adira, and Seth and Keshet; chez them: Absolutely perfect ruby, perhaps a little violet on the meniscus. Fresh, beautiful perfume floats in the glass, cherry liqueur, very pure; lots of pretty spices and some coffee grounds (probably oak toast); a little lacquer; but then it closes up a bit in the glass with air; no obvious oak (other than the coffee note, perhaps). The palate is very pure, refined, elegant; again, no obvious oak; fabulous balance; cherry and spice. Perfect acid and fruit, i.e. terrific balance. Good length. Superb wine. Give it time, but pretty approachable now.
[Note: this is not a big wine, and it faded as it sat open; my opinion of it soured somewhat. I would be very careful aging this beyond 8-10 years -- perhaps it will put on weight, but perhaps not, too. Keep an eye on it.]
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Friday Night Double Blind Semi-Mondo $80+ (Bin 75): See through ruby crimson; lots of spice, perfumed, sour cherry, lots of oak that needs time to integrate; good structure, sour cherry, fresh, sappy, young; really tasty after a couple hours of air, initially this was harder and less expressive; very good, 91+.
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Pretty nose right out of the bottle. Light roses, hint of spice. Fruit is cherry and good length. I really don't find intrusive oak and I'm sensitive to it, rather pure and mineral. Definitely Volnay. Lacks depth but such a young wine. Pretty, looking forward to watching it grow.
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MASTER BORGOGNA AIS; 10/15/2013-6/28/2014 (HOTEL WESTIN PALACE MILANO): 50% legno nuovo. 100% diraspato. Rubino intenso,materico, solito bel colore tipico del domaine. Naso minerale, frutto un pó nascosto dal calcare. Al palato entra acido, quasi ti spiazza... per poi amplificarsi e ammorbidirsi. Il centro bocca è la parte piu bella: non si sente il solito legno dolce che caratterizza il produttore ed è molto fine, sul finale in cui tante spezie si rincorrono e un bellissimo retro olfatto floreale. Vino scintillante, ma per il mio gusto troppo moderno, a metà strada tra un Bolgheri, e un Pinot del nuovo mondo.
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Executive Wine Seminars: 2010 Red Burgundies: The 1er Crus: Fragrant and perfumed -- some oak, smoky fruit, intoxicating wild berry jam. Supple and soft (too soft?), delicious wine. Would not have picked as a typical burgundy -- the dark cherry flavors crossed over to a wild dark fruits and forest flavors, reminiscent in part of Tuscan or Duero wines. Delicious, my wine of the round. Group score: 29.
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Has opened some since last tasted...a little funk on the nose. Pretty well fruit forward palate, with moderate acidity. The minerality shows itself on the graceful, low to medium intensity finish. Decent tannic grip. This one is all about the elegance.
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Modern, big, and quite oaky nose with a Lovely perfume, sweet cherries, and gun-powder. This is "flirty" and very supple. The oak is on the charming side and will reside with time. There is a refreshing iron minerality in the background. On the palate this is rather elegant, pure and quite concentrated, with very fine tannins. Medium-fullish body with good grip. The aroma palette offers gun-powder, indian spices, perfume, sweet cherries, some mint and much violets. Detracting from the overall impression is a slight roughness. Less elegance than Caillerets from the same producer.
Decanted one hour, drunk over next three. Pretty developing nose of cherry, fresh herbs, perfume. Bright palate with red fruit, flower, minerals and a touch of wood that dissipates with time. Great balance, bright acidity and solid tannin. Clean and bright on the finish. Another 2010 that is refreshing and light on its feet. Will age gracefully.
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Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. Red and black cherry aromas and flavors. Modest spice that serves as good support. Great balance, moderate length. Similar to the bottles tasted at the Domaine this spring, just a little more red (vs. black) and more accessible.
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Tightly wound, with a strong mineral and stone component on the palate. There's a collection of slightly tart dark red berries on the mid-palate that come out with a little air, and a robust level of acid well buried in reserve. Always elegant, slightly tannic, and perhaps a little green mixed in with the red berry flavors on a pleasing but slightly dry, nervy finish. Well done and look forward to the next bottle many years down the line. Served at thanksgiving, and a rare favorite of dad's.
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Pousse d'Or Cellar Visit and Tasting (Volnay): Tasting at Domaine. Black fruit on nose and palate. Bulkier, meatier structure than the other Volnay cuvees. Subdued spice, tannic finish.
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8/31/2023 - DCHawkeye Likes this wine: 93 Points
First bottle of this and I thought it was drinking really well - lovely fruit, acidity.
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5/13/2023 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 Points
And another total winner with this bottle, unfortunately it might be my last. This is in the zone from my perspective (I like my Burgs a little bit on the younger side when there is still some fruit there and the tertiary aromatics are kicking in.
Super fresh, elegant, silky and layered. This is showing notes of sweet and sour red and dark berries, graphite, licorice, sweet spices, minty notes and also some notes of candied violets, there is also some fresh notes of white pepper. There are some sous-bois and notes of forest floor starting to develop. It‘s medium+ bodied, with excellent mid-palate persistence, has medium-high acidity and lower-medium tannin that has melted away since my last bottle. Excellent length. A suberb Volnay 1er Cru of the very highest level. It also shows the vintage‘s signature freshness and tension. I particularly love the silkiness you only get from aged Burgundies.
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1/17/2023 - Dako wrote: 91 Points
Certainly well-made with linearity and spices but just too taut at present to get a full benefit of that. Will not be opening another of these for at least two years.
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11/23/2022 - davidrh1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rose petals, musty forest floor and violets on the nose. Cherry and red fruit, medium but substantial weight, nice acidity and balance with fine tannins on the long finish.
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9/11/2022 - Rechrom wrote: 92 Points
Continues to be very tight at open. After a double decant starts to open up after an hour and continued to open up until it was gone 2 hours in. It did not last because it became a great companion to a roast chicken meal, lovely fruit, nice nose, savory palate, flower notes and some earth. This has years left, as others have said give it a lot of air and it is excellent now.
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7/28/2022 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a tightly wound ball of energy. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to decant it as I know it would have benefited from at least an hour of ox. Nevertheless, this is a finely tuned wine that will only get better with 3-5 more years in the cellar. It paired nicely with a mushroom risotto. Hold.
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3/13/2022 - Taffi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fruktig som en Chambolle og et godt eksempel på at Volany er cote de beaune sitt svar på Chambolle
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5/31/2021 - Palisades57 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Agree with Dibbs below. Still primary and in need of another 5 years in the cellar. Opened my bottle at 4:30; still evolving at 10:00 pm. Hold or long slow ox/decant.
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5/31/2021 - Dibbs Likes this wine: 92 Points
A bit too young for my palate. The tannins are still there but it has entered its early drinking phase. It is still primary but beautifully integrated. Called it Volnay Premier Cru with at least 10 years of age on my second sip. This would need another 5 years to develop more mid-palate weight and secondary flavors and then I can see this score climbing to 94/95. Very good wine.
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5/30/2021 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:
Casual dinner: Opened at lunchtime for dinner. The opening pour was fun and playful with red juicy fruit but by dinnertime it turned darker and more serious. Usually I am not a fan of darker fruits in Burgundy but this was beautifully restrained, even though there was a mocha element, it still retained a wonderful tension and acidity that didn’t make the fruit seem over the top. Wish I have more 2010s.
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4/18/2021 - Puligny33 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very drinkable Burgundy. Mostly red fruit with a touch of earth. I’ve had this and the other bottles of this wine for several years and I’m glad I waited. Drinking beautifully now and I’m confident will continue to do so for 3-5 years and possibly longer.
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3/27/2021 - Orso58 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Garnet red, showing some maturity in the glass
Rich nose of red fruits, particularly strawberry (jam) accompanied by some spices
The red fruits are dominant also on the palate, good length
Approaching full maturity definitely within the drinking window now
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12/5/2020 - Rechrom wrote: 93 Points
Lovely bottle, drinking very well after some air. Expressive fruit, excellent balance. Dark fruits, some leather, mineral notes. Savory. Nice medium length finish. Worked very well with food, had a bit of a clipped note when on its own, but still tasty. Excellent wine, time left.
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11/4/2020 - bethel31 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened two hours before dinner. Good nose with sour cherries and perfume. A tad of alcohol which worn down with more time in the glass. Probably can keep for another 5 years. At the start of drinking window with good balance.
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8/28/2020 - jwsmith wrote: 89 Points
Might have been an off bottle or just closed down.
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1/17/2020 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dense and powerful with wild berries, oak and graphite. Certainly young but approachable.
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12/31/2019 - liteagilis Likes this wine:
Not even close to ready. First of a case. Forget for five more years. Started very disjointed. Came together after four hours in decanter but still not close.
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6/2/2018 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 Points
An incredibly consistent and pretty wine over the last few years and this bottle is no exception. Expressive, elegant and layered, with notes of sweet and sour red and dark berries, graphite, some licorice, sweet spices, some mint, crushed violets, also some notes of pepper. It‘s medium+ bodied, but with superb mid-palate persistence, has still medium-high acidity and medium tannin that is still present but has excellent quality and is integrated nicely. Excellent length. A supber Volnay 1er Cru of the very highest level. It also shows the vintage‘s signature freshness and tension.
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9/2/2017 - winelegends.net Likes this wine: 92 Points
92+
Dunkles Rubinrot
Schwarzkirschig,Mix von Waldbeeren,würzig,leicht floral,zwischendurch Hauch Kaffee.
Seidig,dicht,leicht prägend,tief,gute Balance,mittlerer Körper.
Längerer dunkelfruchtiger Abgang.
Gefällt mir sehr gut aber kann auch problemlos viele Jahre liegen bleiben.
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6/18/2017 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 Points
Another very pretty bottle of this wine. Took about 2 hours to open up but it feels like peak drinking right now (I like my Burgundy on the younger side while the fruit is still vibrant). No rush here though, this is gonna hold up for quite a few years. Love the combination of depth, freshness and tension.
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5/13/2017 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): This is a very dense and powerful Volnay, showing a moderate amount of oak that's very well balanced by the super potent fruit from the vintage. There's a lovely red fruited quality to this, and while this isn't the most delicate or wall-flower of a 2010 Burgundy, this is pretty impressive all the same. Obviously young, this needs some time for everything to integrate.
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9/25/2016 - ozyloy wrote: 91 Points
Popped and poured after an hour of breathing (or a little less, we couldn't wait).
Clear, ruby. Legs.
A clean nose of red and dark cherries, strawberries, raspberries, flowers (violets and a touch of roses), herbs (lavender and provençal), savoury meats, minerality. Barnyard and forest floor notes were also present. Developing.
On the palate, this had red fruits, dark cherries, earth and herbs. Some mint emerged as well. Medium(+) acidity, medium body, medium flavour intensity, medium fairly-integrated tannins. Medium(+) finish.
This wine has some way to go and should be even better in 4 or 5 years' time. Paired well with camembert. 91-92 pts.
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9/8/2016 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 Points
Fantastic wine,mvery similar to my last bottle. Silky, sappy, complex, amazing tannin management. Showing so beautifully but also extremely young.
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4/23/2016 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 95 Points
First when opened, there is an explosion of red and dark fruit, some iron, pepper and some minerality. After a 6 hour SO, it changed a little and gained complexity. Sweet red berries (strawberries, red currant), also some darker berries, licorice, some mint, graphite, some green and white pepper, iron, vanilla, sweet spices, sage and also a touch of smoke. It's medium+ bodied with high acidity, medium+ tannin that still needs another 2-3 more years and very good length. An excellent and sappy Volnay 1er Cru from this great producer. I will give my remaining bottles another 2-3 years to integrate the tannin even more. It feels like it's still holding back a little, but has this great power, complexity and at the same time weightlessness and precision the best 2010 Burgundies have. It's not in your face at all but I could sip this all night long. I like it a lot! (95+)
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3/17/2016 - Bob Oesch wrote: 92 Points
Terrific. Age will help yet more
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4/24/2015 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Friday Night Double Blind Mondo $100+ (Bin 75): Darker crimson with large reddish orange rim, see through; really smoky, powdery limestone, sour and tart cherry, very taut but good fat to the fruit; seems almost like Cotes de Nuits but I'm south due to the cherry pit, meaty cherry; called 2010 Pousse Volnay; surprisingly delicious as this stage.
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3/26/2015 - Seth Rosenberg wrote:
Greet Adira and small BYO at our place (Clinton Hill, Brooklyn): This started off nice out of the gate, and then went downhill some. Nose of raspberry, blackberry, juicy acid, strawberry, dark cherry, stone, good spice. Crisp on the palate with dark cherry, stone, minerals, dark spice - purple/red. Tary cherry and mineral finish. Delicious. With time, the fruit weakened and a serious oaky note began to dominate, which was a real turn off. I'm not sure how this bodes for the future of the wine. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 16-17/20. Later: Nose - 4-4.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 14.5-15/20.
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3/26/2015 - Matt Neel Likes this wine:
Wines and friends with lovely little Adira, and Seth and Keshet; chez them: Absolutely perfect ruby, perhaps a little violet on the meniscus. Fresh, beautiful perfume floats in the glass, cherry liqueur, very pure; lots of pretty spices and some coffee grounds (probably oak toast); a little lacquer; but then it closes up a bit in the glass with air; no obvious oak (other than the coffee note, perhaps). The palate is very pure, refined, elegant; again, no obvious oak; fabulous balance; cherry and spice. Perfect acid and fruit, i.e. terrific balance. Good length. Superb wine. Give it time, but pretty approachable now.
[Note: this is not a big wine, and it faded as it sat open; my opinion of it soured somewhat. I would be very careful aging this beyond 8-10 years -- perhaps it will put on weight, but perhaps not, too. Keep an eye on it.]
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3/13/2015 - Rezy13 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Friday Night Double Blind Semi-Mondo $80+ (Bin 75): See through ruby crimson; lots of spice, perfumed, sour cherry, lots of oak that needs time to integrate; good structure, sour cherry, fresh, sappy, young; really tasty after a couple hours of air, initially this was harder and less expressive; very good, 91+.
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2/23/2015 - ato2 Likes this wine:
Pretty nose right out of the bottle. Light roses, hint of spice. Fruit is cherry and good length. I really don't find intrusive oak and I'm sensitive to it, rather pure and mineral. Definitely Volnay. Lacks depth but such a young wine. Pretty, looking forward to watching it grow.
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5/15/2014 - galenico wrote: 88 Points
MASTER BORGOGNA AIS; 10/15/2013-6/28/2014 (HOTEL WESTIN PALACE MILANO): 50% legno nuovo. 100% diraspato.
Rubino intenso,materico, solito bel colore tipico del domaine. Naso minerale, frutto un pó nascosto dal calcare.
Al palato entra acido, quasi ti spiazza... per poi amplificarsi e ammorbidirsi. Il centro bocca è la parte piu bella: non si sente il solito legno dolce che caratterizza il produttore ed è molto fine, sul finale in cui tante spezie si rincorrono e un bellissimo retro olfatto floreale.
Vino scintillante, ma per il mio gusto troppo moderno, a metà strada tra un Bolgheri, e un Pinot del nuovo mondo.
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5/12/2014 - swapdoc Likes this wine:
Executive Wine Seminars: 2010 Red Burgundies: The 1er Crus: Fragrant and perfumed -- some oak, smoky fruit, intoxicating wild berry jam. Supple and soft (too soft?), delicious wine. Would not have picked as a typical burgundy -- the dark cherry flavors crossed over to a wild dark fruits and forest flavors, reminiscent in part of Tuscan or Duero wines. Delicious, my wine of the round. Group score: 29.
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4/11/2014 - Patrick - winereviewer.com.au wrote: 91 Points
This wine is produced from a 2.13 ha monopole Premier Cru vineyard in Volnay with vines planted between 1958 and that follow organic principles.
A medium red hue in the glass, stewed cherry and olive with dusty forrest floor characters along with supporting oak on the nose.
The wine is medium bodied with fine tannins and fruit that is very much in the background that will become more integrated and complex over time.
The finish has good length with savoury earthy characters and framing acidity.
Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink from 2014-2022)
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1/15/2014 - jrobs7777 wrote:
Pousse d'Or of Volnay (Bistro 7 (7 N. 3rd St., Philadelphia)): Classic Bousse. Subtle nose. Bright red fruits. Tart, bright fruits. Cherry, raspberry. Good complexity.
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12/28/2013 - Robert Pavlovich wrote: 91 Points
Has opened some since last tasted...a little funk on the nose. Pretty well fruit forward palate, with moderate acidity. The minerality shows itself on the graceful, low to medium intensity finish. Decent tannic grip. This one is all about the elegance.
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11/23/2013 - astroman wrote:
Burgundy Festival (Milwaukee): sweet cherry with thick tannins
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10/31/2013 - Argrath wrote: 92 Points
Modern, big, and quite oaky nose with a Lovely perfume, sweet cherries, and gun-powder. This is "flirty" and very supple. The oak is on the charming side and will reside with time. There is a refreshing iron minerality in the background.
On the palate this is rather elegant, pure and quite concentrated, with very fine tannins. Medium-fullish body with good grip. The aroma palette offers gun-powder, indian spices, perfume, sweet cherries, some mint and much violets. Detracting from the overall impression is a slight roughness. Less elegance than Caillerets from the same producer.
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9/18/2013 - Drankard Likes this wine:
Popped and poured. Bright ruby red, not very ripped or over oaked. Well done!!! RECHROM couldn't have describe this wine any better.
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7/7/2013 - AtoZ wrote: 88 Points
Did not wow us. Wondering about oak here. Not buying more.
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12/16/2012 - Rechrom wrote: 92 Points
Decanted one hour, drunk over next three. Pretty developing nose of cherry, fresh herbs, perfume. Bright palate with red fruit, flower, minerals and a touch of wood that dissipates with time. Great balance, bright acidity and solid tannin. Clean and bright on the finish. Another 2010 that is refreshing and light on its feet. Will age gracefully.
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12/2/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 Points
Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. Red and black cherry aromas and flavors. Modest spice that serves as good support. Great balance, moderate length. Similar to the bottles tasted at the Domaine this spring, just a little more red (vs. black) and more accessible.
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11/22/2012 - Robert Pavlovich wrote: 92 Points
Tightly wound, with a strong mineral and stone component on the palate. There's a collection of slightly tart dark red berries on the mid-palate that come out with a little air, and a robust level of acid well buried in reserve. Always elegant, slightly tannic, and perhaps a little green mixed in with the red berry flavors on a pleasing but slightly dry, nervy finish. Well done and look forward to the next bottle many years down the line. Served at thanksgiving, and a rare favorite of dad's.
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3/21/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Pousse d'Or Cellar Visit and Tasting (Volnay): Tasting at Domaine. Black fruit on nose and palate. Bulkier, meatier structure than the other Volnay cuvees. Subdued spice, tannic finish.
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