1990 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu
Pinot Noir
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy
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By Jasper Morris
(Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru, Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Domaine des Comtes Lafon: Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu, 9/1/2013, (See more on Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
(Volnay “Santenots du Milieu”- Comtes Lafon) Login and sign up and see review text.
Bonus Articles, Volnay: Secret village of Burgundy Insiders (February 2003)
Burghound
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By Allen Meadows
(Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
(Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay "Santenots du Milieu" 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Burgundy-Report
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By Bill Nanson
(Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots-du Milieu) (From magnum) Very deep colour - close to black. No obvious oak on the nose, but it’s so dense and unforgiving - perhaps this is a harsh adjective, but this wine is so fresh, linear and dense that it could be 2002 in presentation. The only clue to its age, is that the tannins have started to melt, but super concentration remains - it’s a tour-de-force - but wait for 2015. If there is one criticism, the wine doesn’t seem so long and is unlikely to gain length with extra age - but I’m still very, very impressed. Versus the Clerget Chambolle this has twice the depth & concentration, but the Clerget is significantly more refined - the choice is yours.
12/1/2006, (See more on Burgundy-Report...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu) Vanilla and caramel nose; raspberry, caramel and vanilla palate; long finish
1/29/2004, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1990
- TypeRed
- ProducerDomaine des Comtes Lafon
- VarietyPinot Noir
- Designationn/a
- VineyardSantenots-Du-Milieu
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- SubRegionCôte de Beaune
- AppellationVolnay 1er Cru
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1/9/2024 - ajrez Likes this wine: 94 Points
Perfect spot, needs about 60-90 minutes of air then it’s beautiful
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1/24/2023 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points
Drinking perfectly well now at its apogee. Perfect showing of a solid 1990 good burgundy vintage. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of mushroom, tea, cooked red fruits, toast. Medium acidity and medium tannin. Tannin is smooth and round. It hard to imagine this wine is already >30 years old.
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3/29/2022 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 94 Points
Immediately accessible after opening but benefited from another hour in the decanter. This is on the feminine side with nice balance and finish. Still no secondary/tertiary notes. This wine should drink well for a couple more decades plus. Probably in its prime and I don’t see how this further improves unless you are looking for more earthy, mushroom flavors and that’s a solid 2 decades away.
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5/22/2020 - WineAddicts_RN74 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ripe dark berries, good spices with some forest floor, after 3 + hr in glasses, richer, sweeter, darker berries, layered with oak fully integrated, velvety, perfect to drink now though still have at least 5-10yr life left. ( Tasting blind: guessed good vintage, not too hot/ not high in alcohol, but tasted incredibly youthful for a 1990, also given its weight, complexity, would not have guessed it was a Volnay)
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3/27/2020 - LB88 wrote: 93 Points
Dense concentrated dark fruits. Barnyard nose. Ansolutely resolved tannins. Drinking at its peak now and prob for a couple more years! Drink up and enjoy!
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