2013 Volnay Santenots du Milieu
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Tasting notes
There are just three barrels of the Volnay 1er Cru Santenots du Milieu this year. It has a dense and concentrated raspberry and wild strawberry bouquet interlaced with minerals, backward and broody as usual. The palate is medium-bodied with tensile tannin, a crisp level of acidity and a finish not unlike the Champans, although this is more opaque and standoffish. In my mind the Volnay Champans has a little more panache, but this has the substance to suggest long-term cellaring will be repaid. Dec 2014, www.robertparker.com
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Neal Martin
About the producer
Domaine des Comtes Lafon is one of the finest Burgundy producers in the Côte d’Or, with an outstanding array of Meursault bottlings, as well as a rare Montrachet, and some top Pinot Noir Premiers Crus from Volnay.