1997 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  2/7/2020 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  Acker 200; 2/7/2020-2/8/2020 (The Pool & Cipriani): I'm not really a burghead. This was a totally fine wine. Nice and lighter in style and seemed to be drinking exactly on point (I am not sure how many more years this really has left). It's a wine that is easy and good, but doesn't exactly grip and I wouldn't actively seek out.

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  5/15/2019 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  Acker Auction - May 2019 (Zuma in NYC): Definitely got swayed the wrong way on this. Did think it was Pinot, but I was thinking more new world (maybe Cali). It's got lots of red fruits, balanced, but more forward. I also thought it was a bit on the younger side. Would not have guessed 22 years of age. The drinking window of 2014 is off here.

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  5/29/2018 - Westiv Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The early nose was a bit oxidised, but 30 min. later after decanting the wine opened up. Beautiful fruit and a typical concentrated nose came alive. Ready to drink, perfect maturity but probably won’t get any better as of now. I’m looking forward at the other few bottles I still have.

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  9/7/2017 - SimonG wrote: 86 Points

  Comte Lafon 1ers (La Trompette, London): Fairly typical 97 nose — ripe, a little stewed and blowsy. Needs a while to warm up from cellar temperature. A bit here and there. A touch too much sur maturité and a bit too flabby to hold itself together. Finished a little bitter and licorice edged. I'm not convinced but others had a little more love for it. Bare *** at best.

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  4/26/2017 - Tiesface Likes this wine: 92 Points

  PnP. Lots of primary fruit. Some secondary notes peeking into the nose. Pretty big wine - med body, med tannin, med plus acid. By the last glass, some black fruits and earth were starting to show. Could easily last 15-20 years.

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