The inklings of the opulence of a fine Volnay are just beginning to show in this perfumed wine. Richness and spice add to the black fruits and youthful acidity in a complex wine that promises plenty of aging. Drink from...

(91-93 points) This too is sufficiently reduced to mask the underlying fruit, but it seems clear that it is ripe. More interesting are the finer and less powerful though no less concentrated medium weight flavors that...

Delicate notes of toast and crushed granite accent zippy red cherry and redcurrant flavors in this fresh-fruited, medium-bodied wine. Matured 14 to 16 months in 100% oak (20% to 30% new), it balances crisp red-fruit...

Decadent notes of rum and toasted coconut accent ripe, rich black-cherry and plum flavors in this wine. A blend of Pinot Noir from the En Boichot and Les Prarons Dessus vineyards located in the periphery of Santenay's...

Inviting aromas of dark berries, plums, cinnamon, warm spices, blood orange and rose petals introduce the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu, a medium to full-bodied, ample and succulent wine with a fleshy core...

Offering up notes of red berries, licorice and sweet soil tones, the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Pitures is medium to full-bodied, firm and chalky, with tangy acids and a saline finish. It, too, will merit a bit of patience. - WK

(90-92 points) Firm reduction renders an evaluation of the nose impossible at present. Otherwise there is good intensity to the voluminous and expansive flavors that display fine power on the youthfully austere finish...

(91-93 points) A more elegant nose features notes of spiced red berries with background whiffs of the sauvage and freshly turned earth. The middle weight flavors are not super dense yet there is a lovely sense of harmony...

The 2019 Pommard Les Rugiens 1er Cru has a much fresher bouquet than Olivier Leflaive's Epenots (tasted alongside), with a finely-delineated mixture of red and black fruit, undergrowth and light smoky scents. The palate...