2006 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Bousse d'Or

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  10/25/2023 - gordoyflaca Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Clean and pure with cherry earth lilac

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  2/26/2022 - 5laton wrote:

  This had a lovely developing nose of game/musk and subtle baking spice. The palate was initially reticent, but began to deliver on the aromatic potential after a two hour decant. I felt like this bottle was approaching the early peak, which is still perhaps 2-3 years out. Warning to fruitarians - this wine has shed a lot of fruit in the last five years. But I really dug this bottle, it felt like something of a light at the end of the tunnel for me with the modern era of Pousse d'Or; perhaps they really do transform in time. While I wouldn't yet call this a top-tier example, it's certainly become a Volnay in the five years since I last drank one. This had no sediment, which was surprising for a 15 year-old Burgundy.

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  8/23/2021 - melzar wrote: 93 Points

  From magnum: Drinking at peak, but will hold (at least from large format). Deep fragrant nose. Well balanced wine showing abundant fruit and acidity. Oak stands out a bit for my taste. Fans of new world pinot may find this a bit thin.

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  10/14/2019 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:

  Some wines at Thierry's place (June 2019): A refined, dark bouquet of black cherries, blackberries and some black plums, also spices and nascent dark florals. On palate, a rich, sweet-seeming entry, but surprising development (compared with the more primary, fruit-forward bouquet). A little oxidation, earthy, showing sous bois and some porcini and black truffle. Still, black fruited and quite persistent. Some dried and freshly cut herbs. Refined tannins with refreshing acidity. I had it as an '08 Volnay. On the reveal, I recognised the crunchy, somewhat crystalline fruit and acidity seen in the Corbeaux and often in '06 red Burgundies. More detail and interest than the Corbeaux. There now for drinking.

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  3/29/2019 - 911henrik wrote: 85 Points

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