Volnay Clos des Chenes, Domaine Michel Lafarge 1999

Now 8 years into its evolution, this is still a brooding and serious wine that now displays the initial hints of secondary fruit aromas though the robust and full-bodied flavors don't appear to have budged in the least as the supporting tannins are still very firm on the wonderfully long and deep finish. This is definitely a big wine and one that will see its 30th birthday without difficulty and my suggested initial drinking window of 2012+ is also probably slightly on the young side. In sum, this is packed with potential but it's clearly not a wine for the impatient.