Domaine François Buffet
Volnay Pinot Noir
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
2023 let’s fucking go! Deeply fruited nose with red and black cherries and such clarity. The fruit smells ripe and fleshy but never overdone. It’s just gorgeous. Wild mint, desiccated tree bark, cherry skins and more. Palate is the real deal. Unreal fruit density and purity Superb concentration and the cherry fruit is just perfect. Sappy, silky and fleshy. Lingering. Perfect acidity and balance. With air some lipstick like intensity shows up on the nose. Wonderful, sweet velvety tannins. Explosive with the most unreal tiny berry fruit intensity. Gorgeous. Let’s see what air brings. Super floral aromatically now with air and the minerals and sous bois are shining! The nose has such lift with air and the palate is so juicy with such fleshy fruit that is sweet but also energetic and lean at the same time.
2023 let’s fucking go! Deeply fruited nose with red and black cherries and such clarity. The fruit smells ripe and fleshy but never overdone. It’s just gorgeous. Wild mint, desiccated tree bark, cherry skins and more. Palate is the real deal. Unreal fruit density and purity Superb concentration and the cherry fruit is just perfect. Sappy, silky and fleshy. Lingering. Perfect acidity and balance. With air some lipstick like intensity shows up on the nose. Wonderful, sweet velvety tannins. Explosive with the most unreal tiny berry fruit intensity. Gorgeous. Let’s see what air brings. Super floral aromatically now with air and the minerals and sous bois are shining! The nose has such lift with air and the palate is so juicy with such fleshy fruit that is sweet but also energetic and lean at the same time.
Jun 19th, 2025
It disappears so fast I can’t get any words to it
It disappears so fast I can’t get any words to it
May 20th, 2024Needs to open. Wow. What a nose. Unreal, ethereal cherries, spice and flowers. So nimble and evocative. Tree bark, citrus rind, earthiness and a lipstick like intensity. So stunning. Aromatic elegance defined. Palate is elegant and nimble but also has killer acidity and energetic but is also backwards. I will be back. Now after some time one this is so pretty. Gorgeous texture and sweetness with terrific grip and structure. Lovely spice and depth. So hauntingly elegant.
Needs to open. Wow. What a nose. Unreal, ethereal cherries, spice and flowers. So nimble and evocative. Tree bark, citrus rind, earthiness and a lipstick like intensity. So stunning. Aromatic elegance defined. Palate is elegant and nimble but also has killer acidity and energetic but is also backwards. I will be back. Now after some time one this is so pretty. Gorgeous texture and sweetness with terrific grip and structure. Lovely spice and depth. So hauntingly elegant.
Jan 4th, 2024Gorgeous nose. Luscious dark black cherries and darker red cherries. Ethereal and heavenly. So deep and so enveloping. Gorgeous dusty tree bark, some soy as well. Stunning. Best village nose of any Buffet Volnay I’ve had. The fruit clarity is off the charts. Superb complexity and freshness and the fruit is way redder on the palate. Amazing compact quality and so pure and balanced. Complex and so mineral. This is profoundly delicious. A lithe but substantial structure. Gorgeous saline aspect on the nose. Wow the mineral/fruit combo is only something Burgundy can do at this level. Now the florals are kicking in. What sweet, velvety tannins. A beautiful bottle of Volnay. This improved vastly with air, getting darker, more dark fruit driven and so sapid. brilliant!
Gorgeous nose. Luscious dark black cherries and darker red cherries. Ethereal and heavenly. So deep and so enveloping. Gorgeous dusty tree bark, some soy as well. Stunning. Best village nose of any Buffet Volnay I’ve had. The fruit clarity is off the charts. Superb complexity and freshness and the fruit is way redder on the palate. Amazing compact quality and so pure and balanced. Complex and so mineral. This is profoundly delicious. A lithe but substantial structure. Gorgeous saline aspect on the nose. Wow the mineral/fruit combo is only something Burgundy can do at this level. Now the florals are kicking in. What sweet, velvety tannins. A beautiful bottle of Volnay. This improved vastly with air, getting darker, more dark fruit driven and so sapid. brilliant!
Jun 26th, 2022Ahhhhh what a wine. Wonderful haunting nose of mid to late season cherries, spice, earth, tree bark, hint of sweet cherry. Some complex herbs and a wonderful hint of iodine. Love salt aromas in red wines. Classic haunting Volnay.
What an elegant, masterful palate. Lithe and fresh. So complex and wonderful spice. Terrific velvety tannins and tremendous spice and so so fresh. Such terrific energy and linearity. Elegant and wonderful. This as classic as village Volnay gets and gets a turbo boost in the finish as that’s what 19 is about. Right on the edge of 9.4. We will see what air brings.
Nose is really soaring after an hour open. Candied and complex. Haunting and ethereal. Elegant and sweet. So fine and refined. Lovely finish and great building persistence.
Ahhhhh what a wine. Wonderful haunting nose of mid to late season cherries, spice, earth, tree bark, hint of sweet cherry. Some complex herbs and a wonderful hint of iodine. Love salt aromas in red wines. Classic haunting Volnay.
What an elegant, masterful palate. Lithe and fresh. So complex and wonderful spice. Terrific velvety tannins and tremendous spice and so so fresh. Such terrific energy and linearity. Elegant and wonderful. This as classic as village Volnay gets and gets a turbo boost in the finish as that’s what 19 is about. Right on the edge of 9.4. We will see what air brings.
Nose is really soaring after an hour open. Candied and complex. Haunting and ethereal. Elegant and sweet. So fine and refined. Lovely finish and great building persistence.
Beautiful mashed mid season cherries, cooling spices, some tangy strawberry and cranberry as well. Superb earth and a hint of lipstick like intensity. Very deep. Very layered, very old school and so classic. Volnay 101. Palate is elegant, clean as a whistle and has lovely sour cherry, mid season and early season cherry fruit and also ripe strawberries but it’s not about fruit. Huge stoney minerals and great energy are the core of this wine. Gorgeous texture. Lovely succulence and sap. Long finish. Long and serious wine. Only gets better with air.
Beautiful mashed mid season cherries, cooling spices, some tangy strawberry and cranberry as well. Superb earth and a hint of lipstick like intensity. Very deep. Very layered, very old school and so classic. Volnay 101. Palate is elegant, clean as a whistle and has lovely sour cherry, mid season and early season cherry fruit and also ripe strawberries but it’s not about fruit. Huge stoney minerals and great energy are the core of this wine. Gorgeous texture. Lovely succulence and sap. Long finish. Long and serious wine. Only gets better with air.
Aug 18th, 2020Stunning nose. Buffet is so great. Deep cherry, deep black cherry, deep berries, plum, spice, lavish minerals, layered and deep. Wow, palate is stacked. Pure fruit, tons of cherries, impressive concentration. Energetic edges but creamy in the middle. Dense, structured and energetic with big, imposing but ripe tannins. The lower wines are terrific for now in 18, but the higher ones once they age will be legend. But they will need age. Wonderful finesse and elegance but big late breaking ripe and juicy tannins.
Stunning nose. Buffet is so great. Deep cherry, deep black cherry, deep berries, plum, spice, lavish minerals, layered and deep. Wow, palate is stacked. Pure fruit, tons of cherries, impressive concentration. Energetic edges but creamy in the middle. Dense, structured and energetic with big, imposing but ripe tannins. The lower wines are terrific for now in 18, but the higher ones once they age will be legend. But they will need age. Wonderful finesse and elegance but big late breaking ripe and juicy tannins.
May 2nd, 2020
Wow. Old old school. Needs an hour to open.
Nose has some forest floor. So beautiful.
Palate is so clean. Essence of cherry flower and plum flower. Great acidity.
Needs an hour to open.
Wow. Old old school. Needs an hour to open.
Nose has some forest floor. So beautiful.
Palate is so clean. Essence of cherry flower and plum flower. Great acidity.
Needs an hour to open.
A darker rendition, with candied cherry, some raspberry, sappy fruit. A nice touch of oak framing everything, but not overpowering. I love this producer.
A darker rendition, with candied cherry, some raspberry, sappy fruit. A nice touch of oak framing everything, but not overpowering. I love this producer.
Jun 1st, 2025