Tasted a bit after opening, but this note is 5 days later. Finally... this is showing as I had hoped. Ethereal. Prototypical Volnay spice with layers upon layers of depth despite a weightless elegance. Not L's style, but this is pretty dang brilliant.
Just make sure you give it proper time, at least at this stage.
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Excellent producer and bottle. Red fruits dominant after 45 min of decanting (it was opening up well). Longer decanting calmed down the fruit, but I preferred it after about 45-60 min decanting.
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This hasn't really come around and I wouldn't be in a hurry to try again. Still tight, still green. Loosens up a touch after a few hours. Bright, too bright cherry. Very stoney midpalate with some spice. Fruit is present but very shadowed. Puts on weight with time. After 3 hours the fruit is much more present but still lean. Can't shake the green.
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Coravin'd 2 glasses into a decanter and let sit for 3 hours. Hints of menthol, game, and red fruit on the nose. Strong mineral backbone. Long, lean, a bit firm at present but definitely approachable. I'd give it a couple more years.
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9/2/2021 - Ghoulardi Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted a bit after opening, but this note is 5 days later. Finally... this is showing as I had hoped. Ethereal. Prototypical Volnay spice with layers upon layers of depth despite a weightless elegance. Not L's style, but this is pretty dang brilliant.
Just make sure you give it proper time, at least at this stage.
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5/5/2021 - Mazy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Solide. Encore primaire mais a légèrement digéré sa structure et c’est très très bons.Se gardera longtemps sans problème.
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1/2/2021 - Toratein Likes this wine:
Excellent producer and bottle. Red fruits dominant after 45 min of decanting (it was opening up well). Longer decanting calmed down the fruit, but I preferred it after about 45-60 min decanting.
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4/10/2020 - The Guzz wrote: 90 Points
This hasn't really come around and I wouldn't be in a hurry to try again. Still tight, still green. Loosens up a touch after a few hours. Bright, too bright cherry. Very stoney midpalate with some spice. Fruit is present but very shadowed. Puts on weight with time. After 3 hours the fruit is much more present but still lean. Can't shake the green.
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11/9/2019 - Ghoulardi wrote:
Coravin'd 2 glasses into a decanter and let sit for 3 hours.
Hints of menthol, game, and red fruit on the nose.
Strong mineral backbone. Long, lean, a bit firm at present but definitely approachable. I'd give it a couple more years.
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