Domaine des Comtes Lafon - Volnay 2022
Price: $149.96
Sale Price: $135.00
| Producer | Domaine des Comtes Lafon |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 603586 |
| Size | 750ml |
Dominique Lafon is unquestionably making wines at the highest level in Burgundy. Over looked at this Domaine are his reds. They may very well be some of the best Pinots in all of Côte de Beaune. This village Volnay is something of a cult wine at Knightsbridge. It really punches above its level as it's made of young vined Santenots
Burghound: 90-93 Points
Note: from young vines in Santenots. Ripe aromas include those of black cherry liqueur, kirsch, anise and a hint of violet. Here too the medium weight flavors are rich, concentrated and velvety with equally good minerality adding a similar sense of lift on the slightly longer and firmer finale. Moreover, this well-made effort possesses very good development potential, which is to say out to a decade. This too is worth considering.*Burghound Outstanding top Value!*
Vinous Media: 90-92 Points
The 2022 Volnay Village was almost completely de-stemmed and comes from the young vines in Santenots. It has a perfumed nose of black plum, raspberry fruit, and a touch of dried iris flower. This Volnay has crunchy tannins and pure black fruit with a slightly chalky textured finish. Lots of depth, considering this is a Village Cru, perhaps betraying its Santenot origins.(NM)
Wine Advocate
A cuvée produced from young vines in Les Santenots, the 2022 Volnay Village exhibits aromas of sweet red berries, plums and petals, followed by a medium-bodied, satiny and charming palate. This will drink well pretty much on release. The first produced under the direction of Léa and Pierre Lafon, the 2022 vintage has turned out very well at this address, delivering both quality and reasonable quantity, a welcome change after the vicissitudes of 2021. For now, no big changes are afoot, and Dominque Lafon continues to be a guiding presence—organic and biodynamic farming in the vineyards, barrel fermentation for whites, two winters' élevage on the lees for both colors, and bottling under Diam technical corks (since 2013) continue to be the order of the day. What's new this year are two attractive cuvées of Puligny-Montrachet, the fruit of a sharecropping agreement.(
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