2005 Thomas-Moillard, Volnay 1er Clos des Chênes ![]()
A domaine wine whose back-label proclaims the grapes to be ‘biologique’ and that all operations were done according to the lunar calendar. Medium-plus colour. Brooding aromatics but there are glimpses of very fine fruit that slowly turns redder in the glass. Concentrated, lots of very fine tannin that’s largely submerged under fruit – and what fruit it is – intense and edged with cream – it lingers very well too. It doesn’t merit the tag ‘elegant’, rather ‘muscular’ would be better and I think that maybe 2005 is a little early to be influenced by Bernard Zito and Pascal Marchand, but it is a definite rebuy.
Rebuy – Yes
My Annual Top 10 (or so)...
- 2008 JN Gagnard Chass.Blanchots
- 2008 JN Gagnard Chass.Caillerets
- 2009 Alex Gambal Savigny VV
- 2009 Ilan Charmes-Chambertin
- 2009 Lamy St.Aubin Edouard HD
- 2009 B.Leroux Chassage TdeClos
- 2008 Leroy Volnay Santenots
- 2008 Pascal Marchand Corton
- 2001 Pavillon Charlemagne
- 2009 DRC Corton
- 2009 Vougeraie Vougeot Cras
- (new wine...)
