2012 P. Dubreuil-Fontaine Père & Fils Volnay

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90 points

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  3/31/2019 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  13% alcohol. The good long cork shows no wine penetration; it is inscribed Pernand Vergelesses rather than Volnay, which is disconcerting, but I guess that it is just where the domain is based. Very light colour.
  The nose is certainly Volnay rather than Pernand, evoking a hypothetical cross between redcurrant and raspberry.
  The mouth is just as good, light but far from insubstantial, with a very good balance and a reasonably long finish.
  This was not unduly expensive (for Burgundy), as far as I remember, and if so it might (just) qualify as a repeat purchase.

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  12/6/2018 - dlwinecellar wrote: 89 Points

  Flower shop, autumn leaves, palate is silky, clove, cumin, turned earth. Cherry notes are there but more background to the earthy Clay.

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  3/21/2018 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  Another very good showing for this wine; nose with darker fruit, savory hints of game, forest floor, floral notes. Nice balance and very good depth for the level on the palate.

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  3/22/2017 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  This is a lovely example of Volnay. Beautiful high toned red fruit on the nose with currant, cherry, and raspberry. There is also bright floral notes and a nice minerality although this is currently mostly fruit forward. The palate shows very good concentration and depth for a village level Volnay and has nice balance. Quite tasty now (especially if you prefer wines with more fruit) but certainly still on the upswing in terms of complexity.

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