Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com – 17++
45-year-old vines. Picked last on 17 September. Cask sample. Pretty ripe nose. Quite exotically fruity – the opposite end of the scale from nervy! Very emphatic. Needs time to settle down and show its freshness. It’s like essence of Volnay. Very long – the wine goes on and on.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2050
Robert Parker – 95
The 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs is immensely promising, mingling aromas of cherries and cassis with notions of orange rind, violets, raw cocoa and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it’s bright and concentrated, built around powdery tannins and tangy acids.