1976 Robert Ampeau & Fils Volnay 1er Cru Santenots

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  2/1/2024 - Clemster wrote:

  Santenots is a Premier Cru which, while actually located in Meursault, is sold as Volnay. This is one old Burgundy that won’t fade in a carafe, so don’t hesitate to decant it, and be sure to use a good glass. The wine has a youthful, saturated, deep ruby color, with flashes of bright mahogany at the edge. The nose is endlessly complex, and hard to pin down, with ripe red currants, strawberry preserves, freshly cut hay, and crushed sweet herbs moving in and out of the foreground as the wine evolves in the glass. On the palate, the flavors echo the nose: sweet and pure on entry, with a warm, concentrated core that grows more and more voluminous with time, yet remains wonderfully firm, fresh and vibrant.

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  12/11/2023 - winemaker wrote: flawed

  Corked!

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  9/28/2023 - gteran76 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This was my birthday wine at a Italian Ristorante. Paired with NewZeland lamb and a few yummy appetizers and sides.
  
  Opened immediately before drinking, after a short aeration in the glass I was shocked by the complexity and nice balanced of this wine. This wine is obviously pass it’s prime but still provide pleasure and doesn’t seem near its end base md on the high acidity and low alcohol.
  
  For a non Pinot drinking I was happily surprised by this wine and a great experience with the oldest wine I have ever had, as old as I am…!

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  8/6/2023 - AudunG wrote: 92 Points

  Dark and dense red/brown/orange color. Lovely developed aromas with cheries and some wood. Impressively packed with fruit and seems to have a long life ahead. At least this bottle would.

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  12/22/2021 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Stunning, best of the wines this afternoon, p&p, wow! a perfect wine at its peak, mushrooms & cherries, best 76 bottle of this wine, fully enjoyed by the group
  95

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