2019 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu Premier Cru 1.5L [JM93-96][D95][BH92-94][WA92-94][V92-94]

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2019 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu Premier Cru 1.5L [JM93-96][D95][BH92-94][WA92-94][V92-94]

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Producer: Domaine des Comtes Lafon 
Region:
 VolnayCote de BeauneBurgundyFrance 
Varietal:
 Pinot Noir  
Year:
 2019 

Jasper Morris, 93-96 Points 

"Fine mid purple. The nose is more backward here, showing the oak a little bit from this sample. This all fits in with the weightier character of Santenots-du-Milieu. The palate marries this intensity with elegance to make the usual complete wine, fleshed out with sweet dense cherry fruit." 

Decanter, 95 Points 

"Those 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. Drinking Window 2024 - 2039." 

Burghound, 92-94 Points 

"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*

Wine Advocate, 92-94 Points 

"Aromas of plums, wild berries, rose petals, warm spices and raw cocoa introduce Lafon's 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu, a medium to full-bodied, bright and precise wine that's layered and concentrated, with an elegant, refined profile that's finer-boned than its more muscular 2018 predecessor. This is very promising. Dominique Lafon—joined by daughter Léa and nephew Pierre—began picking on September 5 and was very upbeat about the quality of the 2019 vintage, reporting yields in the region of 40 hectoliters per hectare and alcohol levels in the upper 13s. Both more concentrated and more incisive in white and finer-boned and more elegant in red, I'd give the nod to 2019 over 2018 in both colors at this address. And that is quite a compliment, as Lafon really excelled in 2018. In short, as Dominique hands the reins to the next generation, it's fair to say that the Domaine des Comtes Lafon is in very fine shape indeed." 

Vinous, 92-94 Points 

"The 2019 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru, matured in a little more new oak than the Clos des Chênes (around one-third, according to Lafon), offers a quintessential Santenots nose of almost brazen blueberry and cassis aromas mixed with raspberry and violets. The palate is rounded on the entry and exerts a gentle grip. Opulent but controlled, though this year I find more nuance and sensuality on the Champans, which would be my pick of Lafon’s reds." 

Alcohol: 14% 

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