2016 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu 1er Cru napa indeed massive GE

indeed massive GE

The wine is delicate

grainy tannins

A long licorice snap echo adds a lip-smacking hint

cool and refined finale

2016 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu 1er Cru napa indeed massive GE94 Burghound An overtly floral nose combines notes of rose petal, violet and lavender with those of spiced plum, red currant and a whiff of earth. Lafon's Santenots is typically a fairly muscular wine but in 2016 it is more a wine of refinement and finesse though I stress that there is excellent concentration and punch on the impeccably well balanced finish that flashes just a hint of austerity. Despite the refinement, make no mistake that this is a