1996 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 91.4 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View drjb's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/24/2023 - drjb wrote: 91 Points

  Always a chunky wine this has matured nicely to reveal a fine nose of cherry, wild strawberries and touches of spice and earth. The palate has a lovely ethereal character yet does not demonstrate any particular complexity beyond the attractive features on the nose. Quite delicious and charming but somewhat wanting when put beside a d'Angerville 1er Cru from the same year.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View TheFoodieTraveler's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/1/2023 - TheFoodieTraveler Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A spectacular example of why Lafon is so good. Definitely modern in style. Sous Bois, red and black fruits, mineral, intense.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View acyso's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/4/2022 - acyso wrote: 88 Points

  (Mostly) Spanish dinner (Chicago, IL): Not a very convincing bottle. The fruit feels really backwards here, and only shows in the midpalate. Lots of gangly acidity, and lacking the perfume that I want in Volnay.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View sdr's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/5/2022 - sdr wrote: 89 Points

  When first opened and consistent with some previous bottles, much too aggressively tart and under fruited. But served too warm at the outdoor restaurant it morphed into something softer, smoother and the modicum of fruit could be tasted. Almost enjoyable but by the pedigree it should be so much more.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View sdr's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/9/2022 - sdr wrote: 90 Points

  Like so many of this vintage have turned out, the acidity has outrun the grape. Good freshness and energy but the fruit is not fruity enough. Decent and okay but disappointing.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 53 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.