Other Scores: 93

Score: 89-92 ST

Region: Burgundy

District: Volnay

Type: Still Wine

Color: Red

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2005

Size: 750ML

Available: 11

Brand: See more from Bouchard Pere et Fils

Sku: 30817

Price: $89.99

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Bouchard Volnay Clos Des Chenes 1er Cru

Tanzer Review:
Deep rubyred. Aromas of black cherry and licorice, with a suggestion of cassis reduction. Densely packed but juicy and sharply delineated, with flavors of kirsch stone bitter chocolate and licorice. Finishes scented and long with firm tannins that are a bit sweeter than usual for this cuvee But this is a less elegant style than the Caillerets. Unless otherwise noted, all subsequent 2005 samples had not yet been racked in November.

Other Notes:
By contrast to the toast of the Taillepieds, here the wood is more deftly applied as it is seamlessly integrated on both the nose and the palate, particularly on the rich full, sweet, intense and powerful flavors where the obvious muscle continues onto the less mineralinfused but with even more impressive raw material. This is flat out superb and its remarkable just how different these two wines are from one another. Burghound