Lovely, fragrant nose with floral notes, cherries, underwood, just a hint of mushrooms, and strawberries. Nice acidity with still very prominent tannins on the palate, red cherry notes, strawberries, and forest flavors. Long and lingering finish. A great wine that's delicious now but still primary and in need of more time to fully show its potential. 94-95+
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A dense red hue. Still quite youthful and concentrated. On the nose, immense power of red and black fruits. Fairly dark and extracted but maintaining an elegance and complexity that I often associate with Lafarge. With time it really opened and was quite rich and fragrant. Still quite primary. On the palate, fairly big bodied flavors with dense and concentrated dark berry fruits and lots of dry extract. Fine-grained tannins spread out across the palate, and while this is drinking well it’s still very very young. A powerful and structured Volnay with a lot of power and great length on the finish. I’ll hold my last bottle.
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Monolithic ripe dark cherry fruit. Hard to get a read on this as it feels too young and primary and not giving up a lot. Not overly optimistic though as the fruit comes off as generic ripe Pinot. 86?
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My last bottle was corked. This was beautiful in a 2005 way. The fruit is very present but remains retrained by the tannin profile of the vintage. Lots of cassis in the nose with a boysenberry lift to it, quite appealing. The Flavours are round and confident. Engaging.
Kleur: Licht, helder robijnrood, duidelijk wat meer gevuld en geconcentreerd dan de recent geproefde 'gewone' Volnay. Aroma / bouquet: Beperkte expressiviteit. Een vooral 'stoer' bouqet. Aardbeienjam, kruiderigheid, ontbijtkoek. Een hint van paddestoelen en truffel. Smaak / Afdronk: Stoere Pinot Noir. De smaakindruk begint met een frisse zuurgraad. Boordevol krachtige, mooi gerijpte tannines. Stevige, stoere eetwijn. Lange afdronk met een helaas net te 'hoekige' en 'harde' finale. Algemeen / potentieel: Aardige, stoere Pinot Noir. Stukkenbeter dan de gewone Volnay. Goed drinkbaar maar met een absoluut belabberde prijs-kwaliteitsverhouding. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 15 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 89/100
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Color: Light, clear ruby red, clearly a bit more filled and concentrated than the recently tasted 'ordinary' Volnay. Aroma / bouquet: Limited expressiveness. A particularly 'tough' bouqet. Strawberry jam, spiciness, gingerbread. A hint of mushrooms and truffle. Taste / Aftertaste: Tough Pinot Noir. The taste impression starts with a fresh acidity. Full of powerful, beautifully aged tannins. Sturdy, tough eating wine. Long aftertaste with a unfortunately just too 'angular' and 'hard' final. General / potential: Nice, tough Pinot Noir. Better than the normal Volnay. Easy to drink but with an absolutely poor price-quality ratio. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Finish: 15 + General / potential: 8 = 89/100
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During a La Paulée lunch, so only brief impressions. Unlike the stunning 2004 this was still very closed. Wait another few years before opening this. Judgement withheld.
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Deep dark berry fruit, intense fragrance, floral lift, a little spice. Youthful intensity, blue and dark red berries, dark spice, strong furry tannins. Powerful and structured, fleshy middle, long finish. Fruit dominates, but there is some nice complexity. Plenty of years ahead.
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Medium plus red. Cherry fruit and floral nose. Great concentration, elegant and balanced on the palate. Very delicious today- really tempting! Knowing the maker and the vintage, this might go for 50 years.
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Au Pot d'Étain (demi-bouteille) Nez cerises et cuir. Bouche encore austère, à l'image du millésime. C'est séveux, sérieux, avec une bonne densité. Pas encore prêt, il me semble, ou alors il a besoin de beaucoup d'air.
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Andrew's and Howard's birthday dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Wellington): This wine was double decanted two hours before serving. A bright, primary colour. There are serious, huge tannins, monumental structure and a large volume of fruit here. I suspect that one day, in at least 15 years, this will be a very good wine. I found it a little drying on the finish and thought I picked up a little greenness, but you cannot really assess this wine this young. Definitely a wine to hold, not to open in the next few years. On potential, 92 although it might merit more if it comes together in a few years.
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Restaurant Le Montrachet in Puligny. Beautiful, clear burgundy red. In the nose fine, balanced, aromas of a flowering dry grassland, a bit of beach smoke, nettle, incredibly complex, difficult to distinguish the aromas because of great harmony. On the palate peppery, well balanced tannins and acidity, still enormous potential for the coming years. Finish extremely balanced and lasts forever. This wine is entering it's drinking window but probably still benefits from a few more years of cellaring.
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From cask: Medium blood/ruby. Full and spicy nose, with a rich fruit base. Great stuff. Fresh full and firm mouth entry with good black fruit. Mid-palate is rich and heavily structured. Very big and very tannic. Will it get there ? One to watch. 5- (?)
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1/18/2024 - fcxj wrote: 88 Points
Disappointingly rustic for the vintage.
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9/7/2023 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 95 Points
Lovely, fragrant nose with floral notes, cherries, underwood, just a hint of mushrooms, and strawberries. Nice acidity with still very prominent tannins on the palate, red cherry notes, strawberries, and forest flavors. Long and lingering finish. A great wine that's delicious now but still primary and in need of more time to fully show its potential. 94-95+
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7/25/2022 - SB5784 wrote: 94 Points
A dense red hue. Still quite youthful and concentrated. On the nose, immense power of red and black fruits. Fairly dark and extracted but maintaining an elegance and complexity that I often associate with Lafarge. With time it really opened and was quite rich and fragrant. Still quite primary. On the palate, fairly big bodied flavors with dense and concentrated dark berry fruits and lots of dry extract. Fine-grained tannins spread out across the palate, and while this is drinking well it’s still very very young. A powerful and structured Volnay with a lot of power and great length on the finish. I’ll hold my last bottle.
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6/2/2021 - bill00 wrote: 86 Points
Monolithic ripe dark cherry fruit. Hard to get a read on this as it feels too young and primary and not giving up a lot. Not overly optimistic though as the fruit comes off as generic ripe Pinot. 86?
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8/22/2020 - philipop wrote: 89 Points
Très bien au nez, mais décevant en bouche.
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6/21/2020 - Mansavage wrote: 92 Points
My last bottle was corked. This was beautiful in a 2005 way. The fruit is very present but remains retrained by the tannin profile of the vintage. Lots of cassis in the nose with a boysenberry lift to it, quite appealing. The Flavours are round and confident. Engaging.
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11/16/2019 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 89 Points
Kleur: Licht, helder robijnrood, duidelijk wat meer gevuld en geconcentreerd dan de recent geproefde 'gewone' Volnay. Aroma / bouquet: Beperkte expressiviteit. Een vooral 'stoer' bouqet. Aardbeienjam, kruiderigheid, ontbijtkoek. Een hint van paddestoelen en truffel. Smaak / Afdronk: Stoere Pinot Noir. De smaakindruk begint met een frisse zuurgraad. Boordevol krachtige, mooi gerijpte tannines. Stevige, stoere eetwijn. Lange afdronk met een helaas net te 'hoekige' en 'harde' finale. Algemeen / potentieel: Aardige, stoere Pinot Noir. Stukkenbeter dan de gewone Volnay. Goed drinkbaar maar met een absoluut belabberde prijs-kwaliteitsverhouding. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 15 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 89/100
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Color: Light, clear ruby red, clearly a bit more filled and concentrated than the recently tasted 'ordinary' Volnay. Aroma / bouquet: Limited expressiveness. A particularly 'tough' bouqet. Strawberry jam, spiciness, gingerbread. A hint of mushrooms and truffle. Taste / Aftertaste: Tough Pinot Noir. The taste impression starts with a fresh acidity. Full of powerful, beautifully aged tannins. Sturdy, tough eating wine. Long aftertaste with a unfortunately just too 'angular' and 'hard' final. General / potential: Nice, tough Pinot Noir. Better than the normal Volnay. Easy to drink but with an absolutely poor price-quality ratio. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Finish: 15 + General / potential: 8 = 89/100
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12/6/2017 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Rounded, sweet and complete. Lovely.
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11/5/2017 - Collector1855 wrote:
During a La Paulée lunch, so only brief impressions. Unlike the stunning 2004 this was still very closed. Wait another few years before opening this. Judgement withheld.
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10/19/2017 - fcxj wrote: 90 Points
Wait another 10 years. Liked polish and purity.
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6/10/2017 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep dark berry fruit, intense fragrance, floral lift, a little spice.
Youthful intensity, blue and dark red berries, dark spice, strong furry tannins. Powerful and structured, fleshy middle, long finish. Fruit dominates, but there is some nice complexity. Plenty of years ahead.
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9/12/2016 - KVM wrote:
Medium plus red. Cherry fruit and floral nose. Great concentration, elegant and balanced on the palate. Very delicious today- really tempting! Knowing the maker and the vintage, this might go for 50 years.
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7/19/2016 - d'Artagnan wrote:
Au Pot d'Étain (demi-bouteille)
Nez cerises et cuir. Bouche encore austère, à l'image du millésime. C'est séveux, sérieux, avec une bonne densité. Pas encore prêt, il me semble, ou alors il a besoin de beaucoup d'air.
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1/25/2016 - Benji La Malice wrote: 90 Points
too young still closed and concentrated, need five more years at least to try this wine again
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11/12/2014 - HowardNZ wrote: 92 Points
Andrew's and Howard's birthday dinner (Hippopotamus Restaurant, Wellington): This wine was double decanted two hours before serving. A bright, primary colour. There are serious, huge tannins, monumental structure and a large volume of fruit here. I suspect that one day, in at least 15 years, this will be a very good wine. I found it a little drying on the finish and thought I picked up a little greenness, but you cannot really assess this wine this young. Definitely a wine to hold, not to open in the next few years. On potential, 92 although it might merit more if it comes together in a few years.
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5/8/2012 - GFischer wrote: 94 Points
Restaurant Le Montrachet in Puligny. Beautiful, clear burgundy red. In the nose fine, balanced, aromas of a flowering dry grassland, a bit of beach smoke, nettle, incredibly complex, difficult to distinguish the aromas because of great harmony. On the palate peppery, well balanced tannins and acidity, still enormous potential for the coming years. Finish extremely balanced and lasts forever. This wine is entering it's drinking window but probably still benefits from a few more years of cellaring.
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1/1/2007 - HandPickedBurgundy wrote:
From cask: Medium blood/ruby. Full and spicy nose, with a rich fruit base. Great stuff. Fresh full and firm mouth entry with good black fruit. Mid-palate is rich and heavily structured. Very big and very tannic. Will it get there ? One to watch. 5- (?)
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