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Domaine Henri Boillot Les Fremiets Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2016
...Medium red. More discreet and a bit more medicinal on the nose than the Chevrets. Juicy red berry flavors are lifted by spicy high notes but kept under wraps by salty minerality and a medicinal menthol aspect.. Boasts lovely lift and inner-mouth tension and finishes with very fine-grained tannins... Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media
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The 2016 Volnay Les Fremiets 1er Cru has a composed and harmonious bouquet with nicely integrated oak, perhaps just a little gamey in style although it does not dominate the overall aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy, quite firm tannin though coated with the fleshy fruit that one expects from a Volnay. I am not quite sure if the oak regime snugly fits the fruit profile. It seems to shave off too many edges on the finish, rending it simpler than it otherwise might have been. Perhaps bottle age will meliorate this Volnay since it certainly has good substance. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting in Burgundy. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2019)
The 2016 Volnay Les Fremiets 1er Cru has a composed and harmonious bouquet with nicely integrated oak, perhaps just a little gamey in style although it does not dominate the overall aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy, quite firm tannin though coated with the fleshy fruit that one expects from a Volnay. I am not quite sure if the oak regime snugly fits the fruit profile. It seems to shave off too many edges on the finish, rending it simpler than it otherwise might have been. Perhaps bottle age will meliorate this Volnay since it certainly has good substance. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting in Burgundy. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2019)
9.2
Romain Fitoussi
Relief, depth, long and multidimensional finish. Everything you can expect from a Volnay 1er cru. Superb as it is. To taste again and again over 10/15 years. Du relief, de la profondeur, finale longue et multidimensionnelle tout ce qu’on peut attendre d’un Volnay 1er cru. Superbe en l’état. A goûter encore et encore sur 10/15 ans.
Relief, depth, long and multidimensional finish. Everything you can expect from a Volnay 1er cru. Superb as it is. To taste again and again over 10/15 years. Du relief, de la profondeur, finale longue et multidimensionnelle tout ce qu’on peut attendre d’un Volnay 1er cru. Superbe en l’état. A goûter encore et encore sur 10/15 ans.
9.4
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