93

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2015 Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru has a lovely ripe blackberry, raspberry and undergrowth-scented bouquet that opens nicely with aeration, shaking off just a touch of reduction. The palate is well balanced with sappy red fruit, gentle grip and crisp acidity. There is just a slight veneer of new oak toward the finish that will inevitably be subsumed within the next few months. This is a very classy offering. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. (DIAM 30 closure) 09/2018

94

Jasper Morris

Inside Burgundy

A bright even and dense ruby red colour with a sublime weight of extremely youthful fruit on the nose. Oak shows at the back of the palate but incidental to the fruit intensity. Some ripe fresh cherry notes, good acid balance, and very long. From magnum. Drink from 2030-2045. Tasted Jun 2025.

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Tasted blind, the 2015 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu offers up a deep bouquet of red-black cherries, spices, potpourri, espresso roast and subtle grilled meat. Full-bodied, ample and sappy on the palate, it's rich but vibrant, with fine-grained structuring tannins that are beginning to assert themselves on the finish. Having drunk several bottles of this wine since release, the extent to which it's shutting down is clearly apparent, and at this stage, patience will be required. 10/2018