Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2022

Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2022

so 5-6 years of cellaring is warranted

spice and newly turned earth

and by a wide margin

The potentially perfect 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon is a totally dry wine

but there is no noticeable tannin

as well as high alcohol

It is immediately clear that this is a bigger and more powerful wine that possesses outstanding mid-palate density and a huge reserve of dry extract that imparts a seductive mouth feel and mostly buffers the exceptionally firm tannic spine on the massively long finish

26% Merlot

There is a lovely sense of energy and underlying tension to the intensely mineral-driven

Otherwise the succulent and opulent massively-scaled flavors possess seemingly endless reserves of dry extract that make the mid-palate and finish of this very firmly structured and almost painfully intense effort appear almost pliant

Hints of dark blue and black fruit

500-liter oak foudres