Domaine Michel Lafarge

Clos des Chênes Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir

8.812 ratings
8.92 pro ratings
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Roy Whitehead

A dense Volnay w/ some nice spice notes, but no life to the fruit. Will age help? Five btls stored so no choice but to be optimistic.

A dense Volnay w/ some nice spice notes, but no life to the fruit. Will age help? Five btls stored so no choice but to be optimistic.

2 people found it helpfulJun 8th, 2014
Scott Manlin

Pretty, grippy, nicely evolved

Pretty, grippy, nicely evolved

Oct 22nd, 2014
Adam Plotkin

2004.

2004.

Apr 25th, 2014
Eric Vishria

Really excellent. Earthy. Opened up in a decanter over 45 minutes or so.

Really excellent. Earthy. Opened up in a decanter over 45 minutes or so.

Apr 15th, 2018
R David Fuhrman

2004 - maybe still too young ...wow

2004 - maybe still too young ...wow

Jun 29th, 2017
Kevin Yen

2014/3/14@RN74 Blind tasting on Waters palace

2014/3/14@RN74 Blind tasting on Waters palace

Mar 14th, 2014
Kit H

Cerebral. Still very structured, but elegant too.

Cerebral. Still very structured, but elegant too.

Nov 30th, 2015
Kit H

2004 - ash, high acidity, macerated / candied cherry, subtle, elegant. Some greenness on the tannins, but that's all.

2004 - ash, high acidity, macerated / candied cherry, subtle, elegant. Some greenness on the tannins, but that's all.

Oct 1st, 2015
Lakshman Charanjiva

Lakshman had this 6 years ago

Lakshman had this 6 years ago

Mar 23rd, 2018
Jared Sippel

Jared had this 8 years ago

Jared had this 8 years ago

Jun 7th, 2016