2019 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay
Community Tasting Note
csimm wrote:
91 Points
Friday, April 7, 2023 - A few days in Napa with fellow CT'r Cristal2000: Light and “feminine” (though I typically don’t like using that word), with an elegance that easily rolls along the palate with black cherry water, cinnamon stick, and muddled strawberry flavors. Finishes full and round, with the same grace it begins. Picks up weight and body with air. Drinks fine now with just a bit of swirling in the glass.
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Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
4/8/2023 9:02:00 PM - Good Volnay is for sure Feminine. Just like Chambolle Musigny. Great description actually. I don’t know this producer but will check out. I LOVE Volnay Premier Cru.
Comment posted by csimm:
4/8/2023 9:49:00 PM - The 1ers from this address are on the pricey side for sure (what isn’t nowadays), but the village level over-delivers and won’t destroy your wallet. I possibly underscored this a bit. It was very good.
Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
4/9/2023 7:46:00 AM - I will look for some of this. All of the 1er Cru’s I bought a few years ago for $70-$80 are all now $125 plus it seems. Makes StE look like an even bigger bargain. For $125 I can buy Clos Fourtet, Cannon la Gafelliere & other top StE. I think Burgundy is pricing itself out of my cellar. I’m not going to pay $100-$125 for Villages Burgundy. I’ll drink OR PN instead.
Comment posted by csimm:
4/9/2023 9:39:00 AM - I'm with you! I've been feeling lately like wine in general is pricing itself out of my cellar! With all that, it's probably best to forget about Lafarge beyond the village level. Their prices are pretty wacky high at the 1er level.