Domaine Michel Lafarge - Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos du Chateau des Ducs' Monopole - 2022

A cooler and more restrained nose is also wonderfully spicy with its more floral-suffused aromas of essence of red currant, cherry and lavender. The super-sleek and refined middleweight flavors are beautifully delineated, indeed the word chiseled comes to mind, and flash a borderline aggressive minerality on the youthfully austere, firm and focused finale that goes on and on. This is presently not quite as complex as the Caillerets or Clos des Chênes but it's a wine that always needs time to develop so a minimum of 7 to 8 years of keeping are in order. 93-95 Points Sweet Spot, Outstanding Allen Meadows, BURGHOUND More of a crimson red than purple. Less intense than CDC but still with a superb gracefulnesss. Subtly nuanced, less forward than M or CDC but finely nuanced. A little bit of orange zest in the red fruit. A very long finish. Very fine but perhaps not quite best ever. 92-95 Points Jasper Morris MW, INSIDE BURGUNDY