Volnay, Domaine Michel Lafarge 2005

This is quite ripe yet the red and dark berry fruit aromas are airy and pure with an abundant earthiness present on the rich, serious and rather brooding middle weight flavors supported by excellent dry extract and ripe structural elements on the solidly long finish. Very good quality here for a villages level wine.

Solid crimson. Very silky and racy – lovely purity of fruit and silky texture. The wine soars out of the glass (even out of the empty glass afterwards) – we are in a very different class now. Beautiful textur and great fruit – we soar up to the top level with the most eloquent ambassador of the 2005 vintage. (JR)