2008 Domaine Cyrot Buthiau Volnay

This is a wine I can't remember buying. I have never heard of the producer before, and buying a village Volnay from an unknown producer is risky. But it is also a lot of fun.

The domaine has 35.6 hectares of vineyards in Burgundy. They produce 11 different wines:Cremant de Bourgogne, Meursault, Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Volnay, Pommard, Pommard le 19Vingt, Santenay 1er Cru Clos Rousseau, Maranges 1er Cru les Clos Roussots, Pommard 1er cru les Charmots, Pommard 1er cru la Chaniere and Pommard 1er cru les Arvelets.

 Tasting note on the 2008 Domaine Cyrot Buthiau Volnay

The nose gives signs that the wine is open for business. Not extremely complex nose, but there are som red fruit notes. Also a int of swimming pool.

After little air: The mid palate is thin. There are som floral notes along with some watered out raspberry / strawberry flavours. The finnish offers some plum, dry tannins and sour cherries. The sturcture is decent, except from the hollow mid palate, but it's a bit thin and lacking complexity.

With more air it gains a bit weight, but the mid palate continues to be thin and having some hollow points. The finnish has stemmy tannins and sourness, but also some leather and earthiness. 87 points

I like lean fruit and balance, but there is a difference between lean and thin. This is a decent wine and very drinkable / serviceable. It wouldn't bother me to drink this wine a bit chilled on a summer evening. Actually, I could see that working well. That said, you can find better wine than this outside Burgundy for a lower price.