Volnay Santenots du Milieu Comtes Lafon 1999

Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu 1999 is a mature-vintage Burgundy red wine from the Premier Cru climat of Santenots du Milieu in the Volnay commune of the Côte de Beaune. Domaine des Comtes Lafon is a leading wine producer based in Meursault, where it has holdings in some of the most prestigious vineyards. The estate is currently led by fourth generation family member Dominique Lafon, who inherited the winery from his father René in the mid-1980s. "While the Clos des Chênes performed as expected relative to the cask sample, the final Santenots was even better than the cask sample. Wonderfully expressive with massive amounts of spicy black fruit and seductive flavours; the wine has an enormous amount of underlying material and is incredibly complex. But it`s the length that defines this wine as it simply goes on and on. It`s not hard to see why Lafon believes this is one of the finest wines ever produced at the Domaine. Simply magnificent." Burghound, 2002