2001 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  11/29/2020 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 93 Points

  We drank this over two days, putting the bottle in the fridge with about half left overnight, re-corked only.
  
  The wine has developed nicely and some sweet black cherries that I did not notice in younger Lafarge Volnays have come out to add to the fresh red fruited core. The acidity is there, but there is also some early secondary flavors with autumnal forest floor.
  
  A drop of balsamico tells me that it may have reached its highest peak but the structure is very intact and the fruit is there, so I think this is likely to have at least a fiver year plateau from now on.
  
  We paired this with a piece of slow roasted pork neck and a pasta with a sauce made from grilled Savoy cabbage, some Speck, a little finely diced carrots, some white wine, cream, parmignano and freshly shaved white Alba truffle from Hungary. Beautiful matching.

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  4/30/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points

  Volnay 1er Cru Virtual tasting (Planet Earth): In 07/01/95 vertical. Red and black cherry with meat and spice hints. Still on the firm side, with a good combination of robust fruit and evolved flavors. Similar to the 1995, but a little brighter. Probably further upside.

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  2/28/2018 - Nanda wrote: 90 Points

  Pre La Paulée Dinner (The Morris, SF): Nowhere near ready yet. Medium nose of red cherry with some florals and spice, but not all that intense. The palate is still brooding - with some coaxing and focus you can see and feel the depth, but it's not giving all it can yet. Hold for 5+ years. A glass on day two was fairly consistent, but it did add a subtle meaty note which was interesting.

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  5/23/2016 - Nicholas81 wrote:

  Over the Hill. Wine was tart and acidic with bitter cherries and slight sourness. The fruit hinted at what it could have been a few years ago. Hope others have better luck with their bottles.

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  3/21/2014 - AtoZ wrote: 92 Points

  More masculine and closed. Needed a decant I think. Fruit came out at the end.

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