Volnay 1Er Cru les Brouillards 2013 Francois Parent

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (87)

The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru les Brouillards comes from purchased fruit and has a straightforward, slightly dusty bouquet with touches of mocha and dried blood. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and decent fruit concentration, however I find the new oak (50%) too dominating on the finish.

Burghound (89)

Here the nose is more deeply pitched with more earth and game characters adding breadth to the red and dark currant aromas. There is also a bit more size, weight and intrinsic power to the tautly muscular medium weight flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the finish that also displays just a hint of edginess. This delicious effort should drink well young if desired and I would be inclined to give it only 5 to 7 years of bottle age.

BOW (7.50)