Domaine de la POUSSE D' OR (Volnay) -- 2018 Part II: Côte de Beaune Tasted from Samples

My introduction to the 2018 vintage at Pousse d’Or is here.

2018 Santenay   1er Cru   Clos Tavannes
Mineral red fruits, medium-weight body, dense, almost chewy. (89-91)

2018 Volnay   1er Cru    Clos d’Audignac
Red fruits. Cherries, vanilla, mineral. (90-93)

2018 Volnay   1er Cru    Clos de la Bousse d’Or
Rounder, richer, more sensual than the Clos d’Audignac. Dark fruits, medium weight. (91-94)

2018 Volnay   1er Cru   Caillerets   Clos des 60 Ouvrées
Finesse, red fruits, good precision. (92-94)

2018 Pommard    1er Cru    Les Jarollières
Red and dark sorbet fruit. Bigger body than the Volnays but still with finesse. Soft tannins. (92-95)

2018 Corton-Bressandes
Red fruits, sweetness from fruit, finesse, medium-light body. (92-94)

2018 Corton-Clos du Roi
Darker fruit than Bressandes, more power. Good depth, freshness, and tannins. (93-95)

The wines aged in amphore:

2018 Volnay    1er Cru   Clos de la Bousse d’Or   Amphore
Dark fruits, still primary, pure, great freshness. (92-95)

2018 Volnay   1er Cru   Caillerets   Clos des 60 Ouvrées   Amphore
Dark fruits, freshness, medium-weight, finesse. (92-95)

My limited experience with the wines from bottle is that the amphore wines develop more slowly and at least initially do not show as much terroir.

The whites (there are now two, from two of the most regal appellations in Burgundy):

2018 Puligny-Montrachet    1er Cru   Le Cailleret
Pure, crisp, precise, lightness, depth, lemon and hazelnuts. Superb. (93-96)

2018 Chevalier-Montrachet
Some sucrosity, minerality, some citric elements. Much more difficult to judge at this stage than the Cailleret. (92-95)