Nicolas Rossignol, Volnay Caillerets

Nicolas Rossignol, Volnay CailleretsFirm reduction currently flattens the underlying fruit. On the plus side there is more elegance still to the mouth feel of the refined, mineral driven and solidly concentrated medium bodied flavors that possess notably better complexity on the balanced though much firmer finish. This is most impressive but patience required. (91 94) 2027+

It has polish

damp earth

Here too there is a hint of warmth but in this case it is much less intrusive if not invisible

with a dry end

Intensely floral and seamless in texture

I would add that I would consider serving this just a few degrees cooler than usual as I noticed that the flavors and finish lose some of their precision

all wrapped in a solidly complex and persistent finish that is firm but not so much so that this could not be approached young

lively finish that's given shape by gentle

it’s awfully light for a grand cru

with deeply pitched sweet cream and butter tones and a slow-to-unfold singed pineapple flavor

stretching his hands over the bottles of Spatlese and Auslese lined up on the table

It was bottled in July 2018