Large format. Pretty volatile, earthy, brooding for a gamay — 7 years ago
Very intense golden color with green tendencies. Very volatile sweet notes. Incredibly long and smooth in mouth. — 8 years ago
Rubis fonce
Nez de fruit rouge d épices d orange sanguine très type bourguignon
Bouche ample dense avec un naturel évident mais ultra maîtrise un peu de volatile qui porte le vin avec une finale sur les fruits rouges compotes et l épices — 9 years ago
A touch volatile — 9 years ago
Translucent ruby appearance; floral aroma. Light on the palate initially; bracingly prickly and volatile in the follow-through. Quite good. — 10 years ago
Grenache from the Languedoc is reading my mail these days. Nimble palate weight, pleasant presence of volatile acidity, a great balance of dark fruit and acid. — 10 years ago
Very pale almost rose water color; rose petals tea, apricot compote, tight, saline a bit volatile - nice. Good weight and overall balance especially freshness driven by uplifting aromatics and great acidity. A bit two-dimensional and not more, wish a bit more fineness to this. Good — 11 years ago
Julian Courtois, Ancestral '09. Côt and Gamay Loire, a belle with strong rose perfume, touch of volatile but not angry, clean dance but long lingering. €18 retail — 11 years ago
Praise Pele for Princeville Wine Market in Kauai. This paired a charm as expected with charcoal grilled chicken burritos. Like a volatile blueberry and blackberry jam with allusions to oiled leather--such vivid in your face fruit. I love Graillot so much. His wines always show at least slightly volatile to me, but in just the right edgy manner. — 12 years ago
Quality check on Le Raganie Brunello di Montalcino 2013 and what a showstopper, starting off a bit shy but evolves into a layered complexity with plenty of finesse, with four hours in the decanter its hard to raise your nose from the glass. Red, very vibrant fruit is backed up by dried spices and pronounced but balanced savoury complexity of forrest floor and crushed stones. A subtle volatile lift brings further complexity. Fresh palate with, fine grained tannins and a tactile sensation that brings the wine throughout its long finish. Not Brunello, its a trademark Ragnaie! — 7 years ago
I'm not sure what I want to say about this wine... Funky Brett, but not volatile acid to speak of, slight in bottle effervescence that is a flaw but also works. Only had a small glass, need a full bottle for a more accurate score. — 8 years ago
Wide, round, cidery, a bit of spritz, quite complexly volatile. Dryish, salty. New for me: no sulfur added Mosel Riesling — 9 years ago



Rustic with volatile acidity on nose. Gamey with dried tarragon notes. Decanted an hour before drinking. Distinctly Bea. — 11 years ago
Volatile nose. Alcohol is definitely popping but the fruit is significant and complex. Raspberry/Cherry compote, violets, soil. Reminds me of CDP but the volatile alcohol sends me back to New World. — 11 years ago
This was a crazy volatile wine, had it several times. That said it made me a believer in Lambrusco. — 12 years ago
Volatile core and slightly barnyardy not that different from Chamonard in that respect... but so acid spiky and delicious crab apple...screaming for pâté, mustard, roasted earthy root vegetables — 12 years ago
A touch volatile, which is to be expected in riper vintages like 2009 and 2015 from Producers who use less/minimal SO2. Rich, dense fruit, large scale and heavier than I prefer, and surely showing alcohol. A crowd pleasing vintage, but, again, lacking the freshness and cut I prefer. — 8 years ago
Belle couleur
Acidite volatile cuir fruit noire cacao
Attaque avec une grande fraîcheur et grande acidite
Milieu plus moyen flou
Finale plutot sur l acidite et étriqué avec cette pointe acidite dérangeante
Encore une bouteille pas en place dommage
— 8 years ago
I have been drinking the 2004 Bosconia since its release about 18 months ago. About a year ago, these needed some time to open and lose some volatile acidity. I'll see how these go with more bottles, but this one was nearly perfect from opening. Red fruits and spice on the nose, and dried fruits including cherry and cranberry on the palate. Enjoyed today with some crusty bread, creamy Tortita del Esprimijo cheese, and some chorizo. Probably underserved by the food (this could work nicely with lamb and game), but still delicious. — 9 years ago
A little more volatile than previous bottles I've had — 9 years ago
Opaque ruby/blueberry hue and viscous legs make for an alluring appearance. Musty cherries in the nose. Acidic and tart on the frontal palate; volatile tannic closure. — 10 years ago
Hazy and mature. A little volatile with 14% alc.. (Blind tasting of wines of of the world feb. 1) — 11 years ago
2004 Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie. It's an 04, no mistaking that. Large meniscus fading far outside of the rim. Kumquat, seared browned beef, volatile and pointed on the nose with a metallic character. Some sweetness and allusions to leather on the accumulated finish. There's just enough sweet leather aroma on the palate to offset the VA and occasional pyrazines that pop up to keep this doable. Metallic VA and pyrazine aroma grows with airtime--drink up I'd think! As judging from this bottle it's best in the first hour after opening and is on its last leg... — 12 years ago
Very intense, nutty, great with diverse food courses, a little volatile, needed decanting, crazy acidity but enough flesh to cloak it — 12 years ago
Lindsey Hemmer
Bought at Vinovore — 7 years ago