9th of 12, opened an hour, perfect cork and level, as April bottle, classy slightly sour, nuanced cherry fruit with silky texture, fine drive and lift, some upside, 10+ years. F+ (18).
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8th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, in line with last bottle noted in Dec 21, fine concentration and drive to the fruit, upside, 10+ years. F+ (18).
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7th of 12, opened an hour, perfect cork and level, improving trend, purer, less edgy, lovely cherry and mineral, upside, good for 10+ years in this vintage. F+ (18).
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Full red to the rim. Not the pretty airy floral and mineral nose one looks for in Volnay Calllerets. Rather you get slightly stewed fruit and raisins. This also tastes over extracted, which deprives the wine of any real lift and freshness. Some oak still. A little monolithic. There are pleasant woodsy notes which extend to the finish but the wine isn't at all pretty. Lacks internal perfume. The flavors don’t seem to expand in the mouth. The wine lacks elegance and finesse. All of which seems to me can be attributed to the level of extraction. The length is fine though. It is undeniably Pinot Noir - and is holding up really well - but it surely is not really representative of Volnay Caillerets. Disappointing. Only a little more interesting the next day. But what do I know - my wife quite liked it.
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This is a lovely wine which has become more seamless and even better integrated than my bottle of just over two years ago. Colour was quite deep with little sign of bricking and nose was discreet but beautifully rounded showing a typically mature Pinot scent with a touch of cherry and minerals. On the medium+ bodied palate it showed berry fruit, earthy minerals and fresh acidity on a velvety texture with a hint of kirsch but less tannins than I noted before. There's plenty of life left here and it could even be still holding something back. Excellent.
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Lovely, but showing its age, slightly past its aging window, the wine still had good spice but the fruit was subdued. The texture was there as well as the finish, made without excess ripeness or barrel it still had a lovely harmony in the mouth and the bottle emptied quickly.
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6th of 12, pnp, perfect level, quarter travelled cork, another step up from last April's bottle and now beginning to hit its stride, lovely energy and weight to the fruit with attractive and well balanced tannic underpinning, complex and nuanced flavour profile developing, early maturity. F+ (18).
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This was a substitute for a corked Nuits St.Georges and arrived on the table a cellar temperature. Nevertheless it put on a fine performance when gently warmed to about 16°C in one's hands. More robust and structured than the preceding Lavaux-St.Jacques (not what one would expect from caricatures of the respective appellations!), it showed quite intense berry fruit, earthy minerals, fresh acidity, hints of liquorice and still quite firm tannic backbone. At the beginning of its prime, I think, with a lot more life left. Very good.
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5th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, hint of brown on rim, more black cherry fruit, otherwise as 16 note if a tad purer and more pleasurable and now firmly in drinking window. F (17.5). these 99s for most part have fine purity and energy to the fruit and if balanced like this one should have a long life.
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4th of 12, decanted 15 minutes, perfect cork and level, previous notes very good - deepish, dark red, little development; ripe plums, black cherry, touch of sous bois, iodine and vanilla, happily lost varnish and volatility of earlier bottles (last in 2014); medium full, round, concentration and poise of vintage, long and persistent, now getting into drinking window but scope to develop further. F (17.5).
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Deep ruby. A big blast of oak right out of the gate was depressing since this is seemingly the antithesis of Volnay. Fear not, though-over time this developed pretty, tart cherry aromas and secondary floral perfume, and its rather clunky initial feel became lighter and more airy with a touch of complicating green herb and a soupcon of soil. Although this is still big and burly for Volnay, one cannot fault the strong, youthful fruit at age 15. Maybe it needs 5+ years to show its best, but I still don't entirely buy the calculus of Volnay + prominent wood.
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nose of sandalwood, red ripe cherries, hint of iodine, mineral... taste of sweet and sappy acid cherries, nice lenght, very feminine, a hint of drying tannins in the finish, very nice
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A muscular burg. Red and dark fruits framed by good structure - well made wine. Quite delicious on the palate and sufficient length to savor the flavours.
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Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Volnay (Rodwell House): Light-medium ruby with oranging rim. Tertiary qualities suggest age (10-15 years) but also red berries: Strawberry, raspberry along with oak nuaunces and nutmeg suggest a more youthful wine with time to go. Graceful with scented stawberry, red plum and cranberry, fleshy, with good extract and very fine, furry tannins. New oak and spices seemed to distract at first but the wine got better and better in glass and could match the oak with the lethora of fruit. Amazing length in the mouth and and seemed far younger than the 99 it was. Great producer with plenty of time to evolve further. Excellent.
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Violets are what one expects to see in good Volnay and I reckon this has a veritable garden of them on the nose. Would I have seen the violets had the wine been served blind and I was unaware of its origins?.... Dunno, but my mind reckons there are plenty here. It also is crammed full of sweet earth, sap and cedar. I remember this wine being quite oaky about 5 years ago and the wood is a lot more integrated now, but if I had one criticism there’s just a touch of green, slightly un-seasoned wood to the finish. It has lovely perfumed cherry fruits and a lick of tart cranberry. It has just a hint of mushroom but is still extremely youthful with plenty more upside I suspect.
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Medium crimson to orange rim with a bouquet of barnyard, savoury notes along with raspberry elements. Attractive entry with raspberry, coffee and spicy new oak. Quite a sinewy texture that leads to chalky tannins. Crispy, fresh acidity gives a vibrancy to the wine but lacks that fleshy mid-palate. Seems a little boney yet finishes long. Definitely Burgundy and with a Volnay aroma, tricky to place further.
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An afternoon delight. Drunk at 4PM with a friend and served with two cheeses from Burgundy. Full of Volnay perfume with impeccable balance. The fruit was delicious. Every drop was harmonious and pure. Would happily drink this every day forever.
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10/25/2023 - liber Likes this wine: 93 Points
9th of 12, opened an hour, perfect cork and level, as April bottle, classy slightly sour, nuanced cherry fruit with silky texture, fine drive and lift, some upside, 10+ years. F+ (18).
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4/1/2023 - liber Likes this wine: 93 Points
8th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, in line with last bottle noted in Dec 21, fine concentration and drive to the fruit, upside, 10+ years. F+ (18).
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12/5/2021 - liber Likes this wine: 93 Points
7th of 12, opened an hour, perfect cork and level, improving trend, purer, less edgy, lovely cherry and mineral, upside, good for 10+ years in this vintage. F+ (18).
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8/7/2021 - MuddyBoots wrote:
Full red to the rim. Not the pretty airy floral and mineral nose one looks for in Volnay Calllerets. Rather you get slightly stewed fruit and raisins. This also tastes over extracted, which deprives the wine of any real lift and freshness. Some oak still. A little monolithic. There are pleasant woodsy notes which extend to the finish but the wine isn't at all pretty. Lacks internal perfume. The flavors don’t seem to expand in the mouth. The wine lacks elegance and finesse. All of which seems to me can be attributed to the level of extraction. The length is fine though. It is undeniably Pinot Noir - and is holding up really well - but it surely is not really representative of Volnay Caillerets. Disappointing. Only a little more interesting the next day. But what do I know - my wife quite liked it.
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3/13/2021 - eboracum Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a lovely wine which has become more seamless and even better integrated than my bottle of just over two years ago. Colour was quite deep with little sign of bricking and nose was discreet but beautifully rounded showing a typically mature Pinot scent with a touch of cherry and minerals. On the medium+ bodied palate it showed berry fruit, earthy minerals and fresh acidity on a velvety texture with a hint of kirsch but less tannins than I noted before. There's plenty of life left here and it could even be still holding something back. Excellent.
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6/16/2019 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lovely, but showing its age, slightly past its aging window, the wine still had good spice but the fruit was subdued. The texture was there as well as the finish, made without excess ripeness or barrel it still had a lovely harmony in the mouth and the bottle emptied quickly.
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4/17/2019 - liber Likes this wine: 93 Points
6th of 12, pnp, perfect level, quarter travelled cork, another step up from last April's bottle and now beginning to hit its stride, lovely energy and weight to the fruit with attractive and well balanced tannic underpinning, complex and nuanced flavour profile developing, early maturity. F+ (18).
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12/25/2018 - eboracum Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was a substitute for a corked Nuits St.Georges and arrived on the table a cellar temperature. Nevertheless it put on a fine performance when gently warmed to about 16°C in one's hands. More robust and structured than the preceding Lavaux-St.Jacques (not what one would expect from caricatures of the respective appellations!), it showed quite intense berry fruit, earthy minerals, fresh acidity, hints of liquorice and still quite firm tannic backbone. At the beginning of its prime, I think, with a lot more life left. Very good.
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4/3/2018 - liber Likes this wine: 92 Points
5th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, hint of brown on rim, more black cherry fruit, otherwise as 16 note if a tad purer and more pleasurable and now firmly in drinking window. F (17.5). these 99s for most part have fine purity and energy to the fruit and if balanced like this one should have a long life.
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12/10/2016 - liber Likes this wine: 91 Points
4th of 12, decanted 15 minutes, perfect cork and level, previous notes very good - deepish, dark red, little development; ripe plums, black cherry, touch of sous bois, iodine and vanilla, happily lost varnish and volatility of earlier bottles (last in 2014); medium full, round, concentration and poise of vintage, long and persistent, now getting into drinking window but scope to develop further. F (17.5).
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12/22/2014 - RKatzDO Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Maybe the bottle? Cloudy, thick fruit, low acid. Not the typical Chard
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9/21/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Deep ruby. A big blast of oak right out of the gate was depressing since this is seemingly the antithesis of Volnay. Fear not, though-over time this developed pretty, tart cherry aromas and secondary floral perfume, and its rather clunky initial feel became lighter and more airy with a touch of complicating green herb and a soupcon of soil. Although this is still big and burly for Volnay, one cannot fault the strong, youthful fruit at age 15. Maybe it needs 5+ years to show its best, but I still don't entirely buy the calculus of Volnay + prominent wood.
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5/11/2013 - Philippe_C wrote: 91 Points
nose of sandalwood, red ripe cherries, hint of iodine, mineral... taste of sweet and sappy acid cherries, nice lenght, very feminine, a hint of drying tannins in the finish, very nice
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10/11/2012 - t-slow wrote: 90 Points
A muscular burg. Red and dark fruits framed by good structure - well made wine. Quite delicious on the palate and sufficient length to savor the flavours.
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7/2/2012 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 94 Points
Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Volnay (Rodwell House): Light-medium ruby with oranging rim. Tertiary qualities suggest age (10-15 years) but also red berries: Strawberry, raspberry along with oak nuaunces and nutmeg suggest a more youthful wine with time to go. Graceful with scented stawberry, red plum and cranberry, fleshy, with good extract and very fine, furry tannins. New oak and spices seemed to distract at first but the wine got better and better in glass and could match the oak with the lethora of fruit. Amazing length in the mouth and and seemed far younger than the 99 it was. Great producer with plenty of time to evolve further. Excellent.
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5/28/2009 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Violets are what one expects to see in good Volnay and I reckon this has a veritable garden of them on the nose. Would I have seen the violets had the wine been served blind and I was unaware of its origins?.... Dunno, but my mind reckons there are plenty here. It also is crammed full of sweet earth, sap and cedar. I remember this wine being quite oaky about 5 years ago and the wood is a lot more integrated now, but if I had one criticism there’s just a touch of green, slightly un-seasoned wood to the finish. It has lovely perfumed cherry fruits and a lick of tart cranberry. It has just a hint of mushroom but is still extremely youthful with plenty more upside I suspect.
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12/1/2008 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium crimson to orange rim with a bouquet of barnyard, savoury notes along with raspberry elements.
Attractive entry with raspberry, coffee and spicy new oak. Quite a sinewy texture that leads to chalky tannins. Crispy, fresh acidity gives a vibrancy to the wine but lacks that fleshy mid-palate. Seems a little boney yet finishes long. Definitely Burgundy and with a Volnay aroma, tricky to place further.
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12/16/2006 - bevetroppo wrote: 92 Points
An afternoon delight. Drunk at 4PM with a friend and served with two cheeses from Burgundy. Full of Volnay perfume with impeccable balance. The fruit was delicious. Every drop was harmonious and pure. Would happily drink this every day forever.
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