I have a soft spot for the wines of Gerard Potel, but this just wasn’t showing. Not dead, nor alive. Perhaps asleep? Flavours were all kind of muddled. Oak, earth, dried cherries, and acid was all I could think about when tasting the bottle. Felt quite rustically built. CW mentioned that it may have just been stubbornly closed, or beginning to fall off. Regardless, we did not finish the bottle.
I have a soft spot for the wines of Gerard Potel, but this just wasn’t showing. Not dead, nor alive. Perhaps asleep? Flavours were all kind of muddled. Oak, earth, dried cherries, and acid was all I could think about when tasting the bottle. Felt quite rustically built. CW mentioned that it may have just been stubbornly closed, or beginning to fall off. Regardless, we did not finish the bottle.
1 person found it helpfulJul 24th, 2022
Complicated aroma and taste instead of fruitiness. 1 hours decanting is necessary. Depending on food pearling. 2009 @2750, wine plus - LT golf, 211207-211219
Complicated aroma and taste instead of fruitiness. 1 hours decanting is necessary. Depending on food pearling. 2009 @2750, wine plus - LT golf, 211207-211219
Dec 7th, 2021
A bit green, a bit tannic, a bit acidic. Great nose but felt like the palate needed at least a couple more years of rest to come together.
A bit green, a bit tannic, a bit acidic. Great nose but felt like the palate needed at least a couple more years of rest to come together.
Nov 5th, 2021
Volnay’s are some he best priced and versatile wines in Burgundy. Very inviting and approachable from the start. Crushed fresh berries and supple tannins.
Volnay’s are some he best priced and versatile wines in Burgundy. Very inviting and approachable from the start. Crushed fresh berries and supple tannins.
Apr 24th, 2018
So good! Just reaching its drinking window. Bright cherry, mineral, floral & spice.
So good! Just reaching its drinking window. Bright cherry, mineral, floral & spice.
Feb 2nd, 2017
Subtle, refined, elegant. Chalky tannins with grip. This wine was a whisper among the other in the flight.
Subtle, refined, elegant. Chalky tannins with grip. This wine was a whisper among the other in the flight.
May 6th, 2017
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
