A little angular and thin at first but pulled itself together. A very nice bottle but not quite the laser-like limestone driven poise I recall from other vintages. Good wine but not a value by any stretch
A little angular and thin at first but pulled itself together. A very nice bottle but not quite the laser-like limestone driven poise I recall from other vintages. Good wine but not a value by any stretch
Sep 16th, 2022
Amazing vitality still. Poise and polish, this is a gorgeous Volnay from the Meursault masters.
Amazing vitality still. Poise and polish, this is a gorgeous Volnay from the Meursault masters.
Aug 3rd, 2022
Nose has mashed early season cherry, (light) moist loam soil, ripe cherry, moist leather, decaying rose and dried-sweetened cranberry.
Palate has lightly tart cherry, under-ripe raspberry, wet cedar, (light) anise notes and wet granite pebbles.
Smooth tannins, but this wine took a little bit to come to life again in our glasses this evening, delicate, maybe too delicate. I can't tell if this was a should have been enjoyed 5 years ago wine, or needs 5 more years wine...
Decanted ~4 hours, then double decanted for servicing tonight at dinner. Our first Volnay (lieux-dits) from Meursault, just the opposite side of the road from Volnay, but not Volnay!
Nose has mashed early season cherry, (light) moist loam soil, ripe cherry, moist leather, decaying rose and dried-sweetened cranberry.
Palate has lightly tart cherry, under-ripe raspberry, wet cedar, (light) anise notes and wet granite pebbles.
Smooth tannins, but this wine took a little bit to come to life again in our glasses this evening, delicate, maybe too delicate. I can't tell if this was a should have been enjoyed 5 years ago wine, or needs 5 more years wine...
Decanted ~4 hours, then double decanted for servicing tonight at dinner. Our first Volnay (lieux-dits) from Meursault, just the opposite side of the road from Volnay, but not Volnay!
Nov 9th, 2019
The nose is slightly muted at first but gains lovely black cherry, raspberry and cranberry fruit with air. The nose has pretty spice tones with high pitched floral element. The wine is still young on palate with refined, silky tannins that support the red Pinot fruit flavors. This is just starting to enter a nice phase for drinking but seems to need time to develop secondary flavors and aromas.
The nose is slightly muted at first but gains lovely black cherry, raspberry and cranberry fruit with air. The nose has pretty spice tones with high pitched floral element. The wine is still young on palate with refined, silky tannins that support the red Pinot fruit flavors. This is just starting to enter a nice phase for drinking but seems to need time to develop secondary flavors and aromas.
Dec 3rd, 2016
Cedar, cherry, wild strawberries, dried flowers, faint tobacco, well balanced, beautiful wine
Cedar, cherry, wild strawberries, dried flowers, faint tobacco, well balanced, beautiful wine
Jun 21st, 2015
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
