Domaine Laurent & Karen Boussey
Volnay Pinot Noir
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Barrel sample. Denser than usual. Big mama Volnay. Chewy, dense, and loaded with unreal fruit. This has more body and push than I expected, but the village perfume is still there. Hedonistic Volnay with shoulders.
Barrel sample. Denser than usual. Big mama Volnay. Chewy, dense, and loaded with unreal fruit. This has more body and push than I expected, but the village perfume is still there. Hedonistic Volnay with shoulders.
Jun 19th, 2026Really pretty red fruit. Nice acidity. Quite lacked tannins, ripe or otherwise. Polished and v drinkable. Maybe not long aging potential but fine by me.
Really pretty red fruit. Nice acidity. Quite lacked tannins, ripe or otherwise. Polished and v drinkable. Maybe not long aging potential but fine by me.
Apr 16th, 2026In the perfect place. Nose is all red cherries, some dark cherries, minerals and earth. So pretty and aromatic. Palate is ripe and juicy with knockout purity and freshness. So sappy and tannins are ripe but lithe and elegant. Just gorgeous.
In the perfect place. Nose is all red cherries, some dark cherries, minerals and earth. So pretty and aromatic. Palate is ripe and juicy with knockout purity and freshness. So sappy and tannins are ripe but lithe and elegant. Just gorgeous.
Apr 7th, 2025Nose is so expressive. Gorgeous ripe mid season cherries and elegant spices. Some lovely earth and limestone scents and minuscule hint of wood. Palate is bursting with cherry fruit and is so sapid. Concentrated, fresh and full of red fruits and a supple texture and engaging sweetness. Barely any tannin but what is there is so fine.
Nose is so expressive. Gorgeous ripe mid season cherries and elegant spices. Some lovely earth and limestone scents and minuscule hint of wood. Palate is bursting with cherry fruit and is so sapid. Concentrated, fresh and full of red fruits and a supple texture and engaging sweetness. Barely any tannin but what is there is so fine.
Apr 3rd, 2024Big cherry fruit with a lipstick like intensity. I love the fruit character of 201.9. Mid to late season cherries. Palate is sleek and juicy with nice mid palate opulence and terrific acidity. Elegant and so well made. Pitch perfect.
Big cherry fruit with a lipstick like intensity. I love the fruit character of 201.9. Mid to late season cherries. Palate is sleek and juicy with nice mid palate opulence and terrific acidity. Elegant and so well made. Pitch perfect.
Feb 29th, 2024Deep nose of blackberry flower, black cherries, violets. Pungent and vivid and so deep. Some earthy notes as well. Palate is deep, rich and fresh with black cherry fruit and ripe but substantial tannins. Great inner mouth aromas and deep, dark fruit buffered by minerality and freshness. Very long finish. Powerful and dense. 18 is a great vintage that will need time but it’s slowly starting to unravel.
Deep nose of blackberry flower, black cherries, violets. Pungent and vivid and so deep. Some earthy notes as well. Palate is deep, rich and fresh with black cherry fruit and ripe but substantial tannins. Great inner mouth aromas and deep, dark fruit buffered by minerality and freshness. Very long finish. Powerful and dense. 18 is a great vintage that will need time but it’s slowly starting to unravel.
Sep 24th, 2023Wow, very high toned and lifted. sappy and pure. reduced and haunting. red red fruits, silky, velvety and sweet, so sappy and so dense, wow this is insanely seductive. So so juicy. wonderful. big tannins and grip.
Wow, very high toned and lifted. sappy and pure. reduced and haunting. red red fruits, silky, velvety and sweet, so sappy and so dense, wow this is insanely seductive. So so juicy. wonderful. big tannins and grip.
2019 is terrific in Volnay and this has it all. What village wines should aspire to. Huge stanky nose of sweet cherries with a lipstick like intensity, rocky minerals and some nice florals. So expressive and has that 19 richness. Palate is rich and expressive with terrific freshness and tons of rile cherries. Ready to go on p and p but air will be this wine’s friend. So juicy and lush. Really terrific acidity. Lush, succulent and tangy as well.
2019 is terrific in Volnay and this has it all. What village wines should aspire to. Huge stanky nose of sweet cherries with a lipstick like intensity, rocky minerals and some nice florals. So expressive and has that 19 richness. Palate is rich and expressive with terrific freshness and tons of rile cherries. Ready to go on p and p but air will be this wine’s friend. So juicy and lush. Really terrific acidity. Lush, succulent and tangy as well.
Feb 18th, 2022A lovely volnay, plush, generous and juicy. Cherries and some cooler purple fruit and autumnal tones. Finished is nicely structured and mineral with a refined powdered limestone texture
A lovely volnay, plush, generous and juicy. Cherries and some cooler purple fruit and autumnal tones. Finished is nicely structured and mineral with a refined powdered limestone texture
Jun 19th, 2021