Domaine François Buffet
Clos de la Rougeotte Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
The great Monopole from Buffet. In some years this is neck and neck with Clos des Chenes and Taillpieds. Gorgeous nose of dried and wet leaves, deep cherry, some oolong tea, Really compelling fruit on the nose. Such clear cherry, cherry bubblegum which is so typical of Rougeotte and stunning florals. Nose is so layered and complex. Gorgeous. What a palate. That classic chord progression again if sour/mid-season and late season cherry along with unreal sweetness. The sour-sweet cherry combo in 23 is the Buffet signature. Really well worked velvety tannins and exceptional freshness and acidity. Terrific inner mouth aromas and such purity. Extremely complex already and such suave texture despite there being girth and structure as is par for the course of Rougeotte. This needs to open but I think once it does it will be equal to or surpass the Champans. Let’s see. The nose now is more feral, but sweet feral. Big cherry but the chord effect and a bit of a maceration effect. Then that Rougeotte Hubba Bubba thing. Wow this is so good. So shockingly intense like you stuck a fork in an outlet. This is better than the Champans. This has gotten so suave and explosive now. Unreal texture and sweetness plus the finish and attack just explode onto onto the palate. Nose is feral today in the best way possible. Gorgeous, sensual minerals and earth .Wow the fruit is insane. So sweet, still explosive and such insane acidity and length. Just stunning.
The great Monopole from Buffet. In some years this is neck and neck with Clos des Chenes and Taillpieds. Gorgeous nose of dried and wet leaves, deep cherry, some oolong tea, Really compelling fruit on the nose. Such clear cherry, cherry bubblegum which is so typical of Rougeotte and stunning florals. Nose is so layered and complex. Gorgeous. What a palate. That classic chord progression again if sour/mid-season and late season cherry along with unreal sweetness. The sour-sweet cherry combo in 23 is the Buffet signature. Really well worked velvety tannins and exceptional freshness and acidity. Terrific inner mouth aromas and such purity. Extremely complex already and such suave texture despite there being girth and structure as is par for the course of Rougeotte. This needs to open but I think once it does it will be equal to or surpass the Champans. Let’s see. The nose now is more feral, but sweet feral. Big cherry but the chord effect and a bit of a maceration effect. Then that Rougeotte Hubba Bubba thing. Wow this is so good. So shockingly intense like you stuck a fork in an outlet. This is better than the Champans. This has gotten so suave and explosive now. Unreal texture and sweetness plus the finish and attack just explode onto onto the palate. Nose is feral today in the best way possible. Gorgeous, sensual minerals and earth .Wow the fruit is insane. So sweet, still explosive and such insane acidity and length. Just stunning.
Jun 26th, 2025One of the great monopole/vigneron combos in all of Burgundy. Nose is mega elite. Gorgeous mid season cherries that are so vivid it’s just crazy but then you smell flowers and you’re just like ”whoah, man!” This is a ridiculous nose. Volnay in all of its glory. Some black cherry sneaks in there with some air. Beyond floral. So expansive and complete. Wow that palate is just gorgeous. Amazing dark red cherry fruit and stunning clarity to the fruit. Clamps down on your palate with a vice like intensity where the gamey flavors are also introduced. So much more structured and classic than the 19 which was stunning but more in an ethereal drink me now type of way. Superb complexity and structure. Grippy and sappy. Awesome fruit skin flavors as well and so gamey. Like it’s got hints of Gevrey. Spectacular and needs age. But wow, baby!! I’ll be back as it airs out. This seems like it needs 5-7 years to be drinking well.
As this airs it gets a wonderful baking spice element. Forest floor and so much more. Oh my!
This is so supple now and deep. Sultry and fresh and slippery. Awesome fruit and roundness. Awesome concentration and purity. Really long. So close to a 9.7 and no doubt with age. Tiny berry fruit is brilliant on this.
One of the great monopole/vigneron combos in all of Burgundy. Nose is mega elite. Gorgeous mid season cherries that are so vivid it’s just crazy but then you smell flowers and you’re just like ”whoah, man!” This is a ridiculous nose. Volnay in all of its glory. Some black cherry sneaks in there with some air. Beyond floral. So expansive and complete. Wow that palate is just gorgeous. Amazing dark red cherry fruit and stunning clarity to the fruit. Clamps down on your palate with a vice like intensity where the gamey flavors are also introduced. So much more structured and classic than the 19 which was stunning but more in an ethereal drink me now type of way. Superb complexity and structure. Grippy and sappy. Awesome fruit skin flavors as well and so gamey. Like it’s got hints of Gevrey. Spectacular and needs age. But wow, baby!! I’ll be back as it airs out. This seems like it needs 5-7 years to be drinking well.
As this airs it gets a wonderful baking spice element. Forest floor and so much more. Oh my!
This is so supple now and deep. Sultry and fresh and slippery. Awesome fruit and roundness. Awesome concentration and purity. Really long. So close to a 9.7 and no doubt with age. Tiny berry fruit is brilliant on this.
Another stunner from Buffet in 19. Nose is super spicey and complex. Lovely. Really some incredible spice here. Asian spices, hint of wood spice and so much more. There’s very refined mid season cherry on the nose under all that spice but I think it will take a few hours to get there. Gorgeous stoniness as well. Wow this is lights out. Crushes 17 and 18. Now the cherry flower and mid season cherry voluptuous quality is coming out. Oh man what a palate. Just sweet, silky mid season cherry fruit and such wonderful roundness. Sick juiciness and so so pure. This is a smoke show. Complex and so sweet. This is silk. Substantial structure buried under that silk. Just an insane wine. Best Rougeotte ever. I think this is a 9.7. Wtf? What a finish. This is so fucking refined and so sweet and so luxurious. This is epic!
Another stunner from Buffet in 19. Nose is super spicey and complex. Lovely. Really some incredible spice here. Asian spices, hint of wood spice and so much more. There’s very refined mid season cherry on the nose under all that spice but I think it will take a few hours to get there. Gorgeous stoniness as well. Wow this is lights out. Crushes 17 and 18. Now the cherry flower and mid season cherry voluptuous quality is coming out. Oh man what a palate. Just sweet, silky mid season cherry fruit and such wonderful roundness. Sick juiciness and so so pure. This is a smoke show. Complex and so sweet. This is silk. Substantial structure buried under that silk. Just an insane wine. Best Rougeotte ever. I think this is a 9.7. Wtf? What a finish. This is so fucking refined and so sweet and so luxurious. This is epic!
Sep 7th, 2021Love this Monopole. Sick nose of confectionary fruit, mid season cherries, sour cherry, bright and lifted with limestone mineralIty. Gorgeous but has more to say. Palate is so supple and succulent. Elegant and balanced with awesome purity and freshness. Energetic and super pure. Awesome palate presence and incredible refined tannins. Just impeccably well made. Dynamite.
Love this Monopole. Sick nose of confectionary fruit, mid season cherries, sour cherry, bright and lifted with limestone mineralIty. Gorgeous but has more to say. Palate is so supple and succulent. Elegant and balanced with awesome purity and freshness. Energetic and super pure. Awesome palate presence and incredible refined tannins. Just impeccably well made. Dynamite.
Sep 11th, 2020
Wow. Sick nose. Gorgeous cherries, spice, confectionary, spice, so deep, so intense, complex, juicy, deep and ripe with super precise and deep deep fruit. After air you get cherry flower, spice and an amazing confectionary quality. Sappy and so so energetic. Really big, substantial and deep tannins, with great freshness and acids. A bit backwards today with long sappy fruit, insane hit of midpalate opulence and serious concentration and insane inner mouth aromas. Long. Needs 10 years.
Wow. Sick nose. Gorgeous cherries, spice, confectionary, spice, so deep, so intense, complex, juicy, deep and ripe with super precise and deep deep fruit. After air you get cherry flower, spice and an amazing confectionary quality. Sappy and so so energetic. Really big, substantial and deep tannins, with great freshness and acids. A bit backwards today with long sappy fruit, insane hit of midpalate opulence and serious concentration and insane inner mouth aromas. Long. Needs 10 years.
1 person found it helpfulMay 10th, 2020
Nose is confused on open at this point.
Palate is rocking. That classic sexy Buffet fruit. Perfect midseason cherries. Sexy spice. A hint of cherry licorice.
As this opens so savory. Crazy levels of density. Dense herbaceousness.
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Nose is confused on open at this point.
Palate is rocking. That classic sexy Buffet fruit. Perfect midseason cherries. Sexy spice. A hint of cherry licorice.
As this opens so savory. Crazy levels of density. Dense herbaceousness.
Fass selections
Checking in. This wine is all over the place. The stuffing is there. But wait 3 years. My notes represent the peak at this time.
Ok. Just needs a 90 minute decant. Then it’s great.
Nose: earthy porcini.
Palate: sweet cherries. A bit savory. Intense. A hint of cassis.
Fass selections.
Checking in. This wine is all over the place. The stuffing is there. But wait 3 years. My notes represent the peak at this time.
Ok. Just needs a 90 minute decant. Then it’s great.
Nose: earthy porcini.
Palate: sweet cherries. A bit savory. Intense. A hint of cassis.
Fass selections.
15/20 (85/100) Аромат вишни и клубники с заметным тоном жидкости для снятия лака. Высокая кислотность и чуть шероховатые танины. Ничего особенного, своих денег не стоит.
15/20 (85/100) Аромат вишни и клубники с заметным тоном жидкости для снятия лака. Высокая кислотность и чуть шероховатые танины. Ничего особенного, своих денег не стоит.
Dec 26th, 2017