2020 Volnay, Les Lurets, 1er Cru, Dominique Lafon, Burgundy

5 barrels made. Dense rich ripe fruit, super-sensual with rich raspberry fruit and a thick texture. There is excellent intensity, and some persistence, with the tannins as they should be. At 14% it is a little riper than ideal, though. and length. behind.

This too is very firmly reduced. The more refined and slightly denser flavours possess a more sophisticated texture with notably better depth and persistence on the balanced if chalky and slightly austere finale. In contrast to the prior wines, this is sufficiently tightly wound to need at least 7 to 8 years of bottle ageing and a wine that should easily reward 10 to 12. One to look for.

Drink from 2030 onward

Aromas of dark berries, rich spices, loamy soil and rose petals preface the 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Les Lurets, a medium to full-bodied, deep and nicely concentrated wine built around chalky tannins and tangy acids. It's turning out very nicely.