Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots du Milieu 2022 2025 L'Assemblage Part 1 varietal batches are selected for

varietal batches are selected for Grandfather

after a hiatus due to mixing in younger barrels to keep up with demand

Made entirely with thyme flowers and leaves gathered from the high elevation of the Piemontese Alps

made using ancestral method

tropical flowers

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots du Milieu 2022 2025 L'Assemblage Part 1 varietal batches are selected forA Burgundy quirk worth knowing: Les Santenots du Milieu sits inside the commune of Meursault, but when the vineyard is planted to Pinot Noir, the wine is sold as Volnay 1er Cru. Nobody works it with more authority than Domaine des Comtes Lafon, for whom this is the flagship red. The 2022 brought in 50% whole clusters, adding lift and freshness to a vineyard already known for suave, fleshy fruit plums, wild berries, violets, silky tannins, and the fine