Comtes Lafon, Volnay Champans Size:12x750ml two of which are 1ers)

two of which are 1ers)

clearly much better than my previous assessment

Intensely perfumed aromas of dark fruit liqueur

intense and serious broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration with ample amounts of dry extract that partially buffers the chewy and ripe tannins on the long and less austere than usual finish

There is just enough reduction present to push the underlying fruit to the background

Comtes Lafon, Volnay Champans Size:12x750ml two of which are 1ers)(from 85+ year old vines planted in deep sandy soil with dense but small rocks). This is also lightly reduced and about the only element that can be discerned today is a soft application of wood. There is once again excellent freshness and verve to the slightly finer and equally mineral driven flavors that display focused power on the driving and gorgeously complex finale. In the same fashion as the Clos des Chnes, this is not a monster of