2015 Volnay Clos des Chenes
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Full dark red. Very ripe, spicy aromas of black and red cherry, boysenberry, licorice, violet and bitter chocolate. Displays the density of the vintage but also lovely inner-mouth floral lift and a light touch to its flavors of dark cherry, purple berries, minerals and licorice. Terrific grain and insidious sweetness here, with the extract and depth to easily carry its rather refined but dense, toothdusting tannins. A classy, rather dark Volnay with excellent savory persistence, a youthfully medicinal cherry and menthol element, and lingering sweetness--not to mention the intensity and energy to age gracefully. My sample held up beautifully for days in the recorked bottle.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright ruby-red. Black fruits, violet and licorice on the nose; less earthy and herbal than usual for Clos des Chènes, showing the aromatic complexity of a Côte de Nuits wine. A step up in density and intensity from the Chanlins and Carelle Sous la Chapelle but very tightly wound and sinewy, conveying a penetrating impression to its flavors of dark cherry and licorice brightened by fresh minerality. This wine's serious tannins will require patience. I was surprised to discover that this fruit was totally destemmed.