2009 Volnay, 1er Cru, Les Santenots, Michel Buisson-Charles
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Allen Meadows, burghound.com, May 2011
About this WINE
Domaine Michel Buisson Charles
The Buissons are an old family while the Charles’ come from Nantoux. Domaine Buisson-Charlesis now run by Michel Buisson’s daughter Catherine with the voluble aid of husband Patrick Essa. The domain produces Village Meursault, a Meursault Tessons (from one of the top-notch lieu-dits on the hillside above the southern half of the village) and the premiers crus Cras, Bouchères, Gouttes d’Or and Charmes, along with Volnay Santenots and Pommard.
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.
Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.
The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.
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A ripe, spicy and expressive nose features notes of plum, red currant and floral hints that complement well the rich, minerally and precise medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration and volume. The tannins are quite firm but there is an abundance of buffering-sap and the balance is impeccable on the wonderfully long finish. Note that this a relatively delicate Santenots and while it's built to age, the structure is not aggressive.
Allen Meadows, burghound.com, May 2011
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