Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Domaines des Comtes Lafon |
Vintage | 2020 |
Country | France |
Region | Burgundy, Cotes de Nuits |
Grape | Pinot Noir |
Alcohol % | 14% |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2025-2045 |
Stock | 0 |
The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu is excellent, wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of wild berries, plums and cassis mingled with hints of spices, grilled meats and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and tightly wound, with powdery structuring tannins and lively acids. This is a serious Santenots that will require some bottle age, and it's among the best that I can remember tasting chez Lafon over the last decade.
Cask sample. Deep ruby; blackcurrants, blackberry and black cherry. Sensuously ripe with vibrant structure, great intensity and length. (MH)