Lucien Le Moine, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy While clearly firmly structured

While clearly firmly structured

dark red fruits

the 2018 Mourvèdre leaps from the glass with vibrant notes of wild blueberries

There is excellent punch and muscle to the broad-shouldered flavors that possess a seductive mid-palate mouth feel that contrasts markedly with the firm

Lucien Le Moine, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy While clearly firmly structuredOnce again firm reduction dominates the underlying fruit. There is excellent intensity to the tautly muscular, detailed and powerful medium weight flavors that exude a fine minerality onto the lengthy but rather dry finish where the dryness is exacerbated by the abundant gas. Between the reduction and the gas this firmly structured effort is very hard to read and while it may come together that is not a certainty. (89 92?) 2024+