2014 - Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes, Michel Lafarge

Country: France |
Region: Burgundy |
Appellation: Volnay |
Producer: Michel Lafarge |
Classification: Premier Cru |
Colour: Red |
ABV: 13% |
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Vintage Description Pack Size Case Duty Stock Price
Vintage 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes, Michel Lafarge Pack Size 6 x 75cl Case OC Duty IB Stock 1 Price £1,000.00 £1,017.91 £1,221.50

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Tasting Notes

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate Neal Martin - 31 Oct 17
Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes offers a clutch of wonderful aromatics: very pure red cherry, cranberry and strawberry scents with an underlying mineral seam that bursts through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a crisp line of acidity and impressive salinity, and it is one of the few Volnays, at least in this particular flight, to show a persistent aftertaste. What a wonderful wine from l'equipe Lafarge. Tasted September 2017.
Drinking Date: 2019 - 2035
90
Vinous Stephen Tanzer - 01 Mar 17
(15% new oak): Medium red. Reticent, slightly musky nose offers redcurrant and cherry aromas complicated by mocha, earth, spices and pepper; not exactly high-pitched but much more vibrant than the Volnay villages. Can't quite match the 2015 version for purity, but this wine boasts penetrating redcurrant sweetness with good acid cut and complicating salty minerality. Finishes with substantial granular tannins that shorten the finish a bit today. Left behind some decadent cinnamon and musky oak notes in the empty glass. This should gain in texture and complexity with bottle age but I miss the floral lift it displayed from barrel.
Drinking Date: 2022 - 2029
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Jancis Robinson Jancis Robinson - 11 Nov 15
Almost 1 ha (he has 16 ha in total). Red and much shallower soils above the calcareous limestone. Sweet, ripe, charming nose though without the thrill of the Clos du Château des Ducs for the moment. More stately. Very appetising and dry but lots in reserve. Easy to overlook as it’s all buried underneath rather than superficial but it really builds on the end. Vibrato. (JR)
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2040
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Volnay, in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune, is famed for elegant, refined Pinot Noir wines with silky texture, aromatic complexity, and graceful ageing potential. These wines feature delicate flavours of red berries, like cherry and raspberry, with floral notes and subtle earth and spice. Though lacking Grand Cru vineyards, Premier Crus like Les Caillerets and Clos des Chênes are highly esteemed for their finesse and depth. Top producers include Domaine Michel Lafarge, Domaine Marquis d'Angerville, and Domaine Hubert de Montille, all dedicated to expressing Volnay's unique terroir.