Comte Armand Volnay 2006

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BN#262123

 

Wine Advocate

The Comte Armand 2006 Volnay is one of those wines of this vintage that combines fresh, tart fruit (here red raspberry and currant) with a slight milkiness, the two of which are surprisingly companionable in the finish. (In effect, the tartness of fruit full of malic acidity is captured, but at the same time one inherits the legacy of a profound malo-lactic transformation.) There is a lot of subtlety here and impressive sheer length, with deep suggestions of beef bouillon and invigorating salinity. There is a faint finishing perturbation of tannin here (the wine was not filtered, incidentally) and while I expect it will prove delightfully versatile over the next 4-5 years, it bears monitoring for future harmony.

Score: 89. —David Schildknecht, December 2009.