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Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay, 2020

Red Wine from Burgundy, France
by Domaine Michel Lafarge
$109.99
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In 2020 the Cote de Beaune started picking in the third week of August, and Volnay was among the first villages into the cellar. Thick skins and very little juice meant growers needed noticeably more fruit to fill each barrel, and the wines came out deeply colored and concentrated but braced by an unusually firm tartaric backbone, so the freshness is real rather than borrowed. In most hands that combination turns showy; in Lafarge's it stays Volnay. Frederic Lafarge and daughter Clothilde farm the village parcels of Les Famines, Les Buttes and Cros Martin, roughly 60-year-old vines on clay-limestone, with Ecocert organic and Demeter biodynamic certification, horses in the rows and chickens working the weeds. The wine is fully destemmed, fermented with ambient yeasts over two to three weeks, aged 18 months in used barrels and bottled unfined and unfiltered. It's built for the long haul, so give it a few more years in the cellar or a good long decant if you're opening one now.

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Burghound

92 points

"From a mix of vines that average about 40 years of age in Brouillard, Buttes, Famines, Pasquiers and Cros Martin A slightly more deeply pitched nose combines notes of both red and dark currant along with an abundance of warm earth, humus and underbrush nuances. The sleek, intense and utterly delicious medium-bodied flavors possess fine underlying tension on the chalky, youthfully austere and firm finale that delivers excellent length. Fine quality here." —Allen Meadows

Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The 2020 Volnay Village is completely aged in used barrel. It has a transparent nose with lifted red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit with an underlying tertiary scent. The palate is more expressive than the aromatics with juicy ripe tart red cherries, quite citric in style with orange rind and a touch of bitter lemon enlivening the finish. This should drink well for up to 15 years, possibly more." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

91 points

"The 2020 Volnay Village opens in the glass with notes of plums and sweet red berries mingled with peonies and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, deep and perfumed, with lively acids and powdery, melting tannins, it's beautifully vibrant and refined." —William Kelley

Decanter

93 points

"This is among the reference points for village Volnay. It is a wine with a winningly ripe aroma of blackberry, spice and roses. The texture is supple and approachable, but with time one sees the concentration and subtle tannic grip - there are no hard edges, but noticeable reserves of power. It is produced from the 1.7ha of village vines that don't go into the Vendanges Sélectionnées. They are spread over six lieux-dits, including Les Famines, Les Buttes, and Des Cros Martin. The fruit is destemmed and gently fermented before ageing in older casks."

More about Domaine Michel Lafarge

Michel Lafarge is Burgundy royalty—one of the greatest names in the game. His Aligoté comes from nearly 90-year-old vines (almost extinct elsewhere in Burgundy), planted in 1937. Whole-cluster pressed, fermented in steel with indigenous yeasts, aged in older barrels. It opens with honeysuckle and yuzu and tastes like centuries of tradition in a glass.

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast leg of lamb, beef bourguignon, grilled duck breast, venison, or aged Beaufort.

Tasting Profile

Deep ruby and full for Volnay. Black cherry, cassis, violets and a touch of crushed stone. Firm, fine-grained tannins, taut acidity, long and still tightly wound.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2020

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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