The 2017 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots du Milieu is a top-tier red wine from Burgundy, France. Made from Pinot Noir grapes, it exudes captivating aromas of raspberry and cherry. With smooth tannins and refreshing acidity, this wine is currently excellent to drink.
Flavor and Characteristics
- Aroma Development: Aromas of ripe cherry, raspberry, rose petals, orange peel, and delicate toasted new oak.
- Palmistry and Structure: Medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy on the palate, with smooth tannins and juicy, balanced acidity.
- Style: Pommard-like notes of blackberry, iodine, and the sea, exhibiting a noble, pure, and elegant structure.
Flavor and characteristics of wines
- Rating: Awarded a high score of approximately 93 to 94 points by authoritative wine critics.
- Style: Medium to full-bodied, with classic red fruit flavors and mineral notes. With notes of blackberry, iodine, and the sea reminiscent of Pommard, showcasing a noble, pure, and elegant structure.
- Serving Temperature: Recommended to be served between 16°C and 18°C.
- Aroma diffusion: Aromas of ripe cherry, raspberry, rose petals, orange peel, and delicate toasted new oak barrels.
- Palmistry structure: Medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy on the palate, with smooth tannins and juicy, balanced acidity.
- Food Pairing: Excellent with duck or goose dishes.
Tasting Note
A very pungent nose speaks only of reduction and wood. Otherwise the succulent but more voluminous middle weight plus flavors exude a subtle minerality before concluding in solidly powerful, strikingly complex and impressively persistent finish.
