Tasting Notes
Robert Parker – 93
"Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu from Comtes Lafon is blessed with a sensual bouquet with plenty of dark cherry and blueberry fruit, maybe a slight malic scent just underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, a fine line of acidity, fresh and tensile with impressive mineralite coming through toward the finish. This is a stylish, well-crafted Santenots that should age well in bottle and may eventually merit a higher score. Tasted September 2017."
Anticipated maturity: 2019-2035
Vinous – 93
(13% alcohol; less than 20 hectoliters per hectare produced): Good bright red Pretty aromas of dark cherry, menthol and dark chocolate Rich, broad, ripe and dry; more mouthfilling than the foregoing samples but still with a light touch (The pH here is 34, but Lafon noted that the ’15s have lower pHs and higher acidity) Lovely depth to the fruit, spice and soil tones Finishes very long, with refined tannins, superb energy and excellent balance This will probably be accessible relatively early, like the Monthelie
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2032
JancisRobinson.com – 17
30 barrels from 3.9 ha – same as 2013, just over 20 hl/ha. Lots of fruity charm and life. Racy and with lots of fruity finesse. Bitter cherries and a taffeta texture. Not concentrated but very well balanced.
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2033
