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Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Vendanges Selectionnees 2023

Vintage: 2022

$109.99
Vendanges Selectionnees
The Vendanges Selectionees cuvee comes from 4 lieu-dits just below the premier crus, or what Frederic Lafarge calls ‘the best terroirs of the village appellation’. This is notably more lifted and floral than the Volnay; the palate is marked by the sensations of spice, and a piquant salinity. The cuvee has a notable energy

Professional Scores

94

With its deeper colour and riper aromas of mulberry and pomegranate, the Vendanges Selectionées bottling is a marked step up from the regular village Volnay. The grapes come from four lieux-dits clustered in the centre of the village, touching the premiers crus; they are destemmed and gently fermented on native yeasts before ageing in cask with a tiny proportion of new wood (8%). The result has more tannin and chewiness. There is still a thread of nervous acidity that helps carry the wine to a winningly long finish. The Vendanges Selectionées is no ordinary village-level wine and merits a couple of years in bottle before opening.

Decanter

94

With its deeper colour and riper aromas of mulberry and pomegranate, the Vendanges Selectionées bottling is a marked step up from the regular village Volnay. The grapes come from four lieux-dits clustered in the centre of the village, touching the premiers crus; they are destemmed and gently fermented on native yeasts before ageing in cask with a tiny proportion of new wood (8%). The result has more tannin and chewiness. There is still a thread of nervous acidity that helps carry the wine to a winningly long finish. The Vendanges Selectionées is no ordinary village-level wine and merits a couple of years in bottle before opening.

Decanter
750ml