2018 - Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes, Michel Lafarge

Country: France |
Region: Burgundy |
Appellation: Volnay |
Producer: Michel Lafarge |
Classification: Premier Cru |
Colour: Red |
ABV: 13% |
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Vintage Description Pack Size Case Duty Stock Price
Vintage 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes, Michel Lafarge Pack Size 6 x 75cl Case Repack Duty IB Stock 1 Price £780.00 £797.91 £957.50
Vintage 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes, Michel Lafarge Pack Size 1 x 75cl Case – Duty IB Stock 3 Price £130.00 £132.99 £159.59

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Tasting Notes

94-96
Robert Parker Wine Advocate William Kelley - 09 Jan 20
The brilliant 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes offers up an incipiently complex bouquet of dark berry fruit, orange rind, plums, woodsmoke, dark chocolate and rich soil tones. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, reserved and muscular, with excellent depth and concentration, structured around an ample endowment of powdery tannin and succulent acids. The finish is long and nicely defined. As is almost invariably the case, this is a serious wine for the long haul, and it numbers among the wines of the vintage in the Côte de Beaune.
Drinking Date:
91
Vinous Neal Martin - 22 Nov 22
The 2018 Volnay Clos des Chênes 1er Cru is superior on the nose in this flight, exhibiting polished but delineated black and red fruit, assiduously integrated oak and a sense of terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with a spicy opening, erring slightly towards the floral personality of Syrah. Indeed, it has quite a muscular, dense finish that detracts from its potential finesse. Not bad at all - time will temper it. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.
Drinking Date: 2023 - 2038
17.5
Jancis Robinson Julia Harding - 27 Nov 19
Almost 1 ha (the cru is 16 ha in total). Redder and much shallower soils over the limestone compared with the Clos du Château des Ducs. 35 cm of soils. Next to Taille Pieds. Barrel sample.Exuberant and open with bags of sweet dark-red fruit. Then dense and compact on the palate. Both rich and powerful. A touch of spice but it’s the fruit depth that shines. Compact, dense, chalky texture. Long but closed on the finish after the open nose. (JH)
Drinking Date: 2028 - 2040
Volnay Fine Wine

Volnay

Volnay, in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune, is famed for elegant, refined Pinot Noir wines with silky texture, aromatic complexity, and graceful ageing potential. These wines feature delicate flavours of red berries, like cherry and raspberry, with floral notes and subtle earth and spice. Though lacking Grand Cru vineyards, Premier Crus like Les Caillerets and Clos des Chênes are highly esteemed for their finesse and depth. Top producers include Domaine Michel Lafarge, Domaine Marquis d'Angerville, and Domaine Hubert de Montille, all dedicated to expressing Volnay's unique terroir.