2019 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru "Les Santenots du Milieu"
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Review Date: 10/2020Those who overlook Lafon’s reds do so at their own peril. The Volnay Santenots du Milieu is a prime example. The domaine owns 4ha in this climat, considered among the greatest in Volnay. Only the old vines are used, some of which are more than eighty years of age.The gentle winemaking here gives the wine a lovely, perfumed ripe cherry character, floral notes and a distinct minerality, while the texture shows elegant, fine-grained tannins, surprising freshness and a marvellous finesse. (CC)
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Jasper Morris
Review Date: 07/2023
A solid mid crimson purple. The bouquet is enormously engaging, much the most open of the younger wines. Raspberry, strawberry plum, everything is there, correctly ripe fruit with still the right acidity behind. This is already a delight and will only get better. All the structure which is undoubtedly present is completely covered by this most engaging fruit. *Five Star*
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Vinous
Review Date: 09/2023
The 2019 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru has a lovely floral bouquet. Whilst there is noticeable reduction, I can imagine that being addressed with bottle age. The palate is very pure and the tannins quite finessed, plus there is an element of transparency that is less common in Volnay in this vintage compared to others. This fans out nicely on its peacock's tail finish. Excellent. (NM)
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Burghound
Review Date: 04/2021
A spicier and more deeply pitched nose of dark raspberry, floral, plum and exotic tea is trimmed in just enough wood to merit mentioning. The equally refined yet even more powerful and more concentrated flavors exude a subtle bead of minerality on the superbly persistent finish. This needs to develop more depth but the sheer density of material coupled with what will undoubtedly be an extended aging curve should enable that to occur. This is potentially superb. *Sweet Spot, Outstanding*
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Product Details
Origin: Volnay, Burgundy, France
Type/Varietal: Pinot Noir
SKU: #1986706