Volnay Santenots, Domaine Y. Clerget 2017

This is also relatively deeply pitched though the fruit is not quite as fresh as there is a roasted plum and earth character to it. Otherwise there is better energy on the palate of the medium-bodied flavors that evidence a taut muscularity that also characterizes the sneaky long finish. While the nose may well recover, I prefer to remain conservative. Note: from a .66 ha holding in Santenots Dessous Drink: 2025+

The 2017 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots is one of the more reserved wines in the range, unfolding in the glass with a reticent bouquet of sweet red fruit, spices and cola. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with a firm chassis of tannin but good flesh to cover its structural bones, displaying good concentration at the core and juicy balancing acids.