2023 Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots du Milieu Monterey County a true vin de garde

a true vin de garde and yes

This has a haunting beauty almost unmatched in this vintage

There is a similarity

the Enfer d’Arvier is a splendorous amphitheater of steeply terraced vines overlooking the Dora Baltea/Doire Baltée river below

A single parcel selection that exhibits the typicité of Nogent: east-facing hillside exposure and extremely chalky soil

2023 Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots du Milieu Monterey County a true vin de garde93 95 Points, Vinous "The 2023 Volnay Les Santenots du Milieu has another very delineated, quite floral bouquet that is cut from a similar cloth to the Champans, with just a touch of violet emerging with time in the glass. More powerful than the other Volnays, the palate is well balanced, with great depth and white pepper graphite notes toward the very persistent finish. This is a Volnay Santenots with well placed ambition, much more elegant than