Domaine des Comtes Lafon
Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru Pinot Noir
Volnay, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Epic vintage that is just starting to open up. Accessible but a lot more complexity should develop with time, based on the secondary characteristics that started to show with air
Epic vintage that is just starting to open up. Accessible but a lot more complexity should develop with time, based on the secondary characteristics that started to show with air
Nov 3rd, 2024
The 2013 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru offers blackberry, raspberry, undergrowth and loamy scents on the nose, nicely defined and fresh after ten years. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly rustic tannins, ferrous, lifted acidity with maybe just a touch more bitterness on the finish than I would have liked. It's a tad dry, but this still has much to offer. I would drink this earlier than the 2013 Les Perrières. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2023)
The 2013 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru offers blackberry, raspberry, undergrowth and loamy scents on the nose, nicely defined and fresh after ten years. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly rustic tannins, ferrous, lifted acidity with maybe just a touch more bitterness on the finish than I would have liked. It's a tad dry, but this still has much to offer. I would drink this earlier than the 2013 Les Perrières. (Neal Martin, Vinous, October 2023)
In a dumb phase between fruit and tertiary. Lots of potential.
In a dumb phase between fruit and tertiary. Lots of potential.
Dec 4th, 2022A little angular and thin at first but pulled itself together. A very nice bottle but not quite the laser-like limestone driven poise I recall from other vintages. Good wine but not a value by any stretch
A little angular and thin at first but pulled itself together. A very nice bottle but not quite the laser-like limestone driven poise I recall from other vintages. Good wine but not a value by any stretch
Sep 16th, 2022Amazing vitality still. Poise and polish, this is a gorgeous Volnay from the Meursault masters.
Amazing vitality still. Poise and polish, this is a gorgeous Volnay from the Meursault masters.
Aug 3rd, 2022
Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Paulée Dinner; 6 February 2022 at Hooked Market & Kitchen, Latham, NY
Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Paulée Dinner; 6 February 2022 at Hooked Market & Kitchen, Latham, NY
Feb 6th, 2022Not a great fan of comtes lafon’s reds. This wine smells like nail polish, it frankly stinks. Austere beyond belief, zero fruit.
Not a great fan of comtes lafon’s reds. This wine smells like nail polish, it frankly stinks. Austere beyond belief, zero fruit.
May 6th, 2021
Almost a perfect pinot noir! Everything a great burgundy should have red fruit, mushrooms, soil, a touch a charred oak. So good 😊
Almost a perfect pinot noir! Everything a great burgundy should have red fruit, mushrooms, soil, a touch a charred oak. So good 😊
Jan 3rd, 2021