The light to medium-bodied palate is firm

incredibly elegant red and black fruit nose with backward

Medium pale garnet

I suspect that this will ultimately come together with 5-ish or so years of bottle age but it’s not clear that it will ultimately surpass either the Bâtard or the Chevalier

There is a sophisticated mouth feel to the velvety and extract rich bigbodied flavors that coat the mouth with exceptionally firm but phenolically mature tannins on the explosively long

Francois Mikulski, Volnay Santenots Milieu other_regions The light to medium-bodied palateA plethora of floral elements, especially violet and lilac, is present on the aromas of dark cherry, red currant and pretty spice nuances. There is again a lovely sense of energy to the detailed, stony and tautly muscular flavors that possess focused power that seems to build on the youthfully austere, sappy and impressively long finish. This is a classically styled Santenots that will also need at least some patience.