2005 Domaine Joseph Voillot Volnay 1er Cru Champans

Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: 91 points

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  4/2/2024 - Richard P Howden wrote: 93 Points

  Super youthful and full of energy. A little tight at first but 30-45 minutes of breathing really opened it up. Cherry, strawberry, baking spices nose. Sweet fruit. Maybe a hint of mint. Palate classy, mid weight, red fruited. Tannins yes, but crunchy and soft. Med+ or more acid for long well balanced finish. Just added a point to the score. This is really good now and has plenty of positive development ahead. Vollot’s normal austerity balanced by the great fruit and depth of 2005. Best Voillot I’ve had, but the 1999 Champans was close. I guess Voillot excels in this kind of vintage.

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  3/29/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Opened and poured. Even ruby throughout. Strong wintergreen and earth scents. Light to medium weight. Tart cranberry, high acidity, fennel, real minerality and salinity. After a few hours, slightly sweeter red cherry comes out. This is a lean, energetic 2005 whose backbone derives more from acidity than tannins. It is not yet mature, but I wonder how much more pliancy and flesh it will develop. Excellent now, maybe even better if you gravitate to a more austere style à la d’Angerville.

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  1/23/2024 - La Grappe wrote: 90 Points

  A fairly dark colour; initially a little dumb, but it opened up a bit, showing mature, redcurrant/ cherry fruit, a hint of violets and a somewhat lean palate, but quite long on the finish. Elegance rather than power. This still has potential.

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  6/30/2023 - ankitmehra Likes this wine: 92 Points

  2005 is a vintage I’ve really felt is coming into its own for Volnay. This 1er Cru from Domaine Joseph Voillot is no exception to that. Harvested from Les Champans, an aromatic, balanced nose of red berries, tobacco, chocolate and subtle earthiness draw you in. The palette is bright, packed with tart redcurrants, cherries, subtle minerality and a finish that brings in game. With good acidity and good integration, this is a great, mature Volnay that has really come into its own.

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  6/22/2023 - MuddyBoots wrote:

  Expressive nose of red fruits and minerality and some gentle earthy notes. Only medium weight. Internally very aromatic on the palate - the favors expand in the mouth with real lift and thrust. Red fruited. Sweet but not too sweet. Well behaved tannin. Perfect fruit-acid-tannin balance. Very good length. Not perhaps the most complex but has the weightless force of presence that distinguishes the best pinot noir. Lighter than I expected for a Champans in 2005. Really good. Approachable now.

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