Domaine François Buffet
Carelles sous la Chapelle Volnay 1er Cru Pinot Noir
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
I adore the classic style of 2021 and they are so approachable. What a gorgeous wine. Look at that color. The nose is ethereal cherries and spice. So perfectly ripe but mid season, cool climate cherries. Sea air and forest floor but all so delicate and elegant. Unreal. 9.7 nose. Palate is so forward, round and juicy. Has that middleweight perfection of 21 and that clear, luscious red fruits. Like a sphere on the palate. Awesome. Lovely sour and mid season cherry. So wispy and nimble. Almost like a German Swiss Pinot but very Burgundy.
I adore the classic style of 2021 and they are so approachable. What a gorgeous wine. Look at that color. The nose is ethereal cherries and spice. So perfectly ripe but mid season, cool climate cherries. Sea air and forest floor but all so delicate and elegant. Unreal. 9.7 nose. Palate is so forward, round and juicy. Has that middleweight perfection of 21 and that clear, luscious red fruits. Like a sphere on the palate. Awesome. Lovely sour and mid season cherry. So wispy and nimble. Almost like a German Swiss Pinot but very Burgundy.
Feb 26th, 2024
This got the bones but needs 3 years.
Nose: elegant cherry. Cherry flower. Still has pencil shavings. There’s some density here. But it’s subtle. Early stages of expansive. When the wood integrates should’ve very good to spectacular.
Palate: silky cherry mountain stream. Some pencil shavings. Young.
Floor is 9.4. Could be a 9.7 if it ages well. Lovely balance.
Fass selections.
This got the bones but needs 3 years.
Nose: elegant cherry. Cherry flower. Still has pencil shavings. There’s some density here. But it’s subtle. Early stages of expansive. When the wood integrates should’ve very good to spectacular.
Palate: silky cherry mountain stream. Some pencil shavings. Young.
Floor is 9.4. Could be a 9.7 if it ages well. Lovely balance.
Fass selections.