Comte Lafon Volnay Santenots Milieu 1er 1999 CurrentEvents The medium-bodied palate is framed

The medium-bodied palate is framed by leathery

A blend of merlot

ripe black plums and warm cassis plus hints of tilled earth

The plot was planted 35 to 40 years ago at 600 meters in altitude in the village of Laguardia

000-liter casks

Comte Lafon Volnay Santenots Milieu 1er 1999 CurrentEvents The medium-bodied palate is framed94 Points Burghound, Allen Meadows While the Clos des Chnes performed as expected relative to the cask sample, the final Santenots was even better than the cask sample. Wonderfully expressive with massive amounts of spicy black fruit and seductive flavors; the wine has an enormous amount of underlying material and is incredibly complex. But it's the length that defines this wine as it simply goes on and on. It's not hard to see why Lafon believes this