2022 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu Volnay Premier Cru, France Black Forest Distillers Cyril Deschamps

Cyril Deschamps

The fermentation occurs in stainless steel but after malolactic

and with minimal s02 at bottling

The wine rests in the same vessels and is bottled without fining

2024 is the best iteration yet - with the cooler vintage a wine of succulence

2022 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu Volnay Premier Cru, France Black Forest Distillers Cyril DeschampsFrom the southern slope of Volnays famed Les Santenots du Milieu (on clay limestone above Meursault), this 100% Pinot Noir is farmed organically and harvested by hand. Fermentation is native yeast with 50% whole clusters (in 2022), followed by levage of 18 22 months in barrel (1 3 new oak) before bottling with minimal sulfur.