Nose starts off with a bit of VA, dried leaves and some gorgeously pure cherry fruit that needs some air to reveal itself more. Great stoney minerality as well with some major florals. Gorgeous. Haunting. Palate is very 21 and a bit backwards out of the gates but the freshness, purity of the fruit and length indicate this will open up into something stunning. 9.4 now. Really fleshed out with air and has that nimble, impossible elegant 21 character with just perfect but restrained early season cherry fruit. Outstanding length and texture. 9.4 to .9.5 with an hour of air. — 2 years ago
Quite fine and almost delicate for LBV. Dried floral notes, blueberry, tea. Nice drying finish. — 5 years ago
Loved! Juicy and refreshing. — 6 years ago
Juicy heady a little hairy — 7 years ago
this is my kind of wine! — 7 years ago
Earthy, deep cherry fruits on the nose and just a wallop or sweet, wet Volnay earth. Palate is so seductive and gorgeous. It has that 22 opulence but also the Garaudet earthy grit. Unreal, sweet and velvety tannins. Really brilliant. Let’s see what air does. I can only assume it will finesse out like in barrel. Wow did this need air! Stunning aromas that are classic Volnay. Haunting with such lift. Stunning fruit on the palate and a deep, but grapey young quality. 9.5 to 9.6. — 3 months ago
Everything I love about Burgundy. Light bodied, intensely perfumed fresh roses; flavors of cherry, raspberries, spice, earth, acidity; grip. Tannins and acidity should mellow with some age. It’s got it all. Continues to evolve with more air and the fruit seems to get sweeter. What a great wine. @Lyle Fass — a year ago
Wine club January?
— 3 years ago
Great value , dry Palomino . Lovely salty finish . Perfect with a plate of cold meats & olives — 5 years ago
17.5. 20 year tawny is very special, and this one is luscious without being heavy. — 6 years ago
Fantastic wine! Well rounded full body and dry with smoothness. — 7 years ago
This is the volnay.
Nose: ephemeral pink roses and lilacs. So pretty. Audrey Hepburn. Beautiful as it opens hints of savory.
Palate: sweet early drain cherry fruit. Hint of bitterness - cherry pit Silk beyond silk as a texture.
The prototype of classic volnay
Not super dense. More old school volnay.
Better in 18-24 months.
Fass selections — 4 months ago
Dried florals, juicy, dried strawberries, — 2 years ago
Light and flavorful — 4 years ago
Delicious, cloudy and funky but not heavy. Very refreshing. — 5 years ago
Vinhas Velhas - 40+ indigenous varietals inter planted. 20.5% Fig, prune, almond paste, raisin, sticky pumpkin pudding, pecan pie. Elevated acidity, full body. Pronounced intensity and prolonged finish. — 7 years ago
Sagee Aran
2024 vintage. Pale white in color. Balanced with nuances — 13 days ago