An elegant and airy nose portrays the perfumed essence of red cherry raspberry and cool floral wisps. The equally elegant and refined flavors possess a lacy even lilting mouthfeel but with no lack of punch on the precise minerally... Read More

A notably ripe yet still appealing fresh nose includes notes of both red and dark raspberry anise and just turned earth. The slightly bigger-bodied flavors possess a finer mouthfeel while delivering notably better depth on the... Read More

Six barrels two of them new. A medium to bright purple. The nose is invigorating with as little as 10% whole bunches enough to add a floral note. This is lively on the palate a Fremiets which has remembered it is in Volnay not... Read More

An overtly floral-suffused nose blends both ripe red and dark cherry aromas with those of anise and an interesting hint of orange peel. The rich but lilting medium-bodied flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that buffers... Read More

Here too moderate reduction renders the nose difficult to assess. The relatively delicate and refined middle weight flavors possess no lack of punch that carries over to the youthfully austere complex and sneaky long finish that... Read More

A slightly riper nose is comprised by notes of violet various dark berries and a more discreet hint of warm earth. The sleek delicious and relatively fine middleweight details display a firm bead of minerality all wrapped in a... Read More

An markedly floral-suffused nose offers up additional notes of dark cherry spice and exotic tea hints. The rich and beautifully textured flavors flash evident minerality on the complex long and youthfully austere finish where... Read More

The gorgeously refined and pungently mineral-driven middleweight flavors culminate in a chalky, long, balanced and classically austere finale. Textbook Taillepieds. (Drink starting 2033)

Discreet wood can be found on the equally floral-suffused aromas of ripe yet cool red berries kirsch and rose petal. The wonderfully sleek detailed and overtly mineral-driven medium weight flavors are akin to rolling a small pebble... Read More

The 2021 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes was produced from the grapes that Bouley characterizes as the visually most appealing of his harvest and he opted to retain fully 40% whole bunches during vinification. Unwinding in the... Read More

Riper and more layered aromas include those of poached plum anise violet and a touch of wood. There is markedly more volume and mid-palate density to the velvety yet quite powerful full-bodied flavors that exude a subtle minerality... Read More

Very vibrant – just what you want from a Volnay! Real tension and life with a little bit of fragility. Approachable red-cherry fruit. - By Jancis Robinson, MW, 01/23

This too is very firmly reduced. The more refined and slightly denser flavors possess a more sophisticated texture with notably better depth and persistence on the balanced if chalky and slightly austere finale. In contrast to... Read More

Clean pale purple. The bouquet is less floral than the Beaune but has a pleasing purity. Starts to build a bit more. A trace remains of reduction but the brisk red fruit surrounds it. Good length but you sense the tender style... Read More

A fine bright clear purple. Less bouquet than the other wines. Domninique used just 30% whole bunch vinification being not so sure about the stems in Les Lurets. An extra degree of velvet on the palate on the cusp of red and black... Read More

Outstanding Note: from the southern portion of the vineyard near Monthélie A ripe bright and cool mix consists mainly of red cherry raspberry soft earth and a pretty mix of floral elements. There is better volume... Read More

Formerly known as Les Aussy. Considerable depth to the purple. This has a fresh yet ripe raspberry fruit energy up front on the nose. Striking energy on the palate the right acidity a little oak

Firm reduction once again overshadows the fruit. There is very good mid-palate density to the interestingly textured flavors that are at once velvety yet stony all wrapped in a lingering firm and somewhat austere finish. There... Read More

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This monumental wine is as always a reference for the appellation. In 2022 there is a lovely density of plum and blackberry fruit with spice and earth notes. The texture is plump velvety and long with supple tannins supporting... Read More

This monumental wine is as always a reference for the appellation. In 2022 there is a lovely density of plum and blackberry fruit with spice and earth notes. The texture is plump velvety and long with supple tannins supporting... Read More

This is the only wine in the range to be firmly reduced and aromatically unreadable. Otherwise there is excellent size weight and mid-palate concentration to the compact austere and more muscular flavors that culminate in a strikingly... Read More

Spicier aromas of poached plum dark currant violet and a hint of crushed fennel are rimmed in more subtle wood influence. Once again there is a really lovely texture to the more mineral-inflected medium-bodied flavors that possess... Read More

A slightly more deeply pitched nose grudgingly offers up its blend of poached plum black currant spice and just enough wood to notice. The old vines are in evidence as the medium-bodied flavors are noticeably denser and more powerful... Read More

A very ripe nose speaks of roasted plum warm earth and anise along with notes of both red and dark raspberry. There is fine verve to the solidly concentrated middle weight flavors that are nicely mineral-driven on the tautly muscular... Read More

Just below Champans. Deep soils but stony – the detritus of erosion. Destemmed.Slightly wild in its black fruit, not the typical aroma of Volnay. Super-dry calcareous texture, chalky and taut. Compact, dry-stony like the... Read More

The 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Pitures is pretty and perfumed wafting from the glass with notes of petals—rose and peony—mingled with red berries plums and orange peel. Medium to full-bodied lively and enveloping with powdery... Read More

Here the expressive nose is slightly riper and spicier with a similar mix of red and dark berries and exotic tea. The sleek caressing and nicely punchy middleweight flavors possess fine mid-palate volume as well as even more evident... Read More

A pleasingly fresh and not quite as ripe nose exhibits notes of black raspberry spice and a violet top note. The sleek delicious vibrant and once again seductively textured flavors exude a subtle salinity on the dusty youthfully... Read More

20% whole bunch for the first time this year though Thibaud has done more in 2023. The stems are kept from the older section which is about 70 years old. 3 new barrels in 10. Both the colour and the fruit on the nose are rather... Read More

Here too subtle notes of wood are present on the exuberantly spicy and ripe yet cool aromas of plum dark raspberry and cassis. Once again there is again excellent volume to the caressing and gorgeously textured but very punchy... Read More

This is also aromatically cool airy and elegant though the ripe red and dark currant aromas are less floral-suffused. The mouthfeel of the medium-bodied flavors manages to be both powerful and refined with outstanding persistence... Read More