This opulent red is saturated with cherry, blackberry, violet, sandalwood and vanilla flavors. Vibrant acidity and dusty tannins provide structure, while the long aftertaste picks up a hint of orange peel. Best from 2026 through 2039. (Bruce Sanderson, USA, November 2024)

What a beautiful Volnay this is, with all the flowers and fragrant cherry fruit we associate with this appellation. The flinty energy dances over your palate and gives a wonderful tension on the medium-bodied palate. I love the delicate allspice and licorice character that runs through the very long finish. Drink or hold. (Stuart Pigott, June 2024)

The whole cluster vinification is in evidence as the liqueur-like nose of plum and black raspberry is quite floral. I very much like the texture of the rich, supple and refined middleweight flavors that possess good punch as well as a bead of minerality on the chalky bitter pit fruit-inflected finish that is notably better-balanced. (Issue 94, April 2024, USA)

This is showing notes of rose hips, wild strawberries, violets, white ash and button mushrooms. Cool and earthy on the palate, with a medium body and an attractive tannin grip without being too firm. Drink from 2024.

A brooding and reticent nose reluctantly reveals its aromas of plum, dark currant and newly turned earth. The racy and utterly delicious lighter weight flavours possess both good detail and a subtle minerality on the dusty and mildly austere finish, where a touch of wood can be found. This too could use more depth but given the firm structure, it should be able to develop more over time.

Reserved and elegant, this red reveals cherry, black currant, violet and mineral flavors allied to a refined structure. Remains consistent and long, with a chocolate accent gracing the aftertaste. Best from 2025 through 2038. (USA, January 2024)

With an expressive cherry-pie aroma, this combines ripe fruit with purity and intensity. Soft in the middle, but has some salinity, vibrancy, and minerality to finish. 2025-30.

Seamless and charming, the 2021 Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret reveals aromas of raspberries, vine smoke, spices and petals, followed by a medium to full-bodied, supple and enveloping palate.

A width of smoke that overlays the supple, darker-red, fruit. Still some gas here. The tannin more overt and drying - a wine of obvious structure today yet always with some higher-toned floral elements. More Pommard than Volnay style. Wait 5 years - as a starting point. (Not yet bottled).

This is so sensual that it's dangerous and it ought to be classified as a listed drug! So sweet, silky and delicate, in spite of the excellent structure behind it. Only medium-bodied, but in a particular way that increases its appeal. Then comes the very fresh finish that makes it positively refreshing. Drink or hold.

The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret is a medium to full-bodied, ample and layered wine, evocative of blackberries, spices and forest floor. Authoritative but suave, it has turned out well.

Powerful and concentrated aromas of crushed rose petals and strawberry shrub dusted with white pepper sit atop a layer of wild mint, cardamom and musk. Dark black cherry, black licorice and oak spice meld seamlessly with its youthful tannins. Cellar well through 2035+.  (USA, December 2023)

Lush and expressive, exhibiting blackber-ry, black currant and violet flavors, with accents of mineral and spice. The firm structure emerges as this builds to a fruit-filled aftertaste. Best from 2024 through 2033. -BS

Fragrant and delicate, this has beautiful red-fruit character that's currently more open on the palate than the nose. Very elegant with plenty of fine tannins that are married to lively acidity and pronounced minerality at the long, focused finish. Drink or hold.

"Bursting with notes of earthy cherries, flowers and spices, the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret is medium-bodied, supple and charming, with an enveloping core of fruit and a long, lively finish. This is one of the more elegant wines in the range this year."

Only faint notes of ripe, red cherry come through at first. The palate of this wine does not hold back and presents aromatic, tart red cherry on a taut, slender palate. Although the warmth of the fruit exemplifies 2018, it was captured with freshness and aroma. Tannins are silky and the finish is firm and fresh.

Lots of rich, spicy flavors of ripe strawberries with some tile and soil. It's medium-to full-bodied with a tight palate and fine, compressed tannins. Racy and long. Drink after 2022.

A thickly-textured, chalky red. Black cherry, blueberry, graphite, earth and spice notes run into beefy tannins, with a crisp, compact finish. Give this time. Best from 2024 through 2038.— BS

This is extremely ripe with port-like aromas of poached plum and cassis. There is better freshness on the palate of the detailed and lightly mineral-inflected flavors... 2028+

Mingling scents of cassis and raspberries with hints of black truffle, dark chocolate and rich soil tones, the 2018 Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret is medium to full-bodied, rich and nicely concentrated, with succulent acids and powdery structuring tannins. This is a ripe, generous but nicely integrated Volnay that will drink well young. 

Quite a big nose, there's energy and lots of interesting complexity. Drive, direct, but also a wine of width, faintly drying tannin but no grain to the tannin. A wine of volume - a rounder, more mouth-filling Epenots - almost! Again a very fine and persistent finishing flavour. Yum!

Cask sample. Very dark crimson with purple rim. Lovely fragrant rocky black fruit. Dry, refined, just enough flesh. Might be almost too elegant for those who like more fleshy red fruits. There's almost something a bit northern Rhône about this. Just a little dry on the finish but the tannins are fine as dust. (JH, UK)

A solid Volnay, with cherry, currant, mineral and spice flavors, featuring dense, resonant tannins. Though this is a bit rigid and chunky, the intense fruit shines throughout. Ends with cherry and spice notes. - Bruce Sanderson

The 2017 Volnay 1er Cru En Chevret bursts with attractive aromas of licorice, sweet cherry fruit, forest floor and cassis. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and generous, with an open-knit core of ripe fruit, succulent acids and fine tannins. It's one of the high points of the portfolio. (cask sample)

Very firm tannins - to the point of bitterness. A rather severe Volnay! Drink: 2025 - 2032 (cask sample)

Lots of colour. A much more modest nose - lightly, floral. Big in the mouth, again very intense - here with more tannin. Great but wait 2 years. (Bill Nanson, UK)

Excellent volume and midpalate density to the bigger and tautly muscular flavors that possess a velvety mouth feel... This is very Corton in style.

There is both density and class to the nose, robust red fruit without betraying Volnay, quite a significant mouthful of fruit, muscular but this works. Quite a few tannins, this should evolve well. (Tasted prior to bottling) 

Sleek and elegant with perfectly ripe plums, rose petals and nutmeg on the nose and a meaty but not muscle-bound palate with a lick of liquorice. A keeper that will surely only get better with age. (Kate Hawkings, UK)

This wine is firm yet ripe, with a bold yet tight character that foreshadows a rich wine in the future. The cherry and red plum flavors are lush and generous. It is going to be a delicious wine, full of concentration. (USA)

A round profile embraces rose, cherry, raspberry and kirsch flavors. Complex and silky, giving way to firm tannins on the finish, leaving a lightly astringent feel. Best from 2020 through 2033.-B.S. - USA

There is fine richness to the rounded, suave and generously proportioned flavors where the seductive mid-palate contrasts considerably with the firm, moderately rustic and mildly austere finale. 2023+ Allen Meadows (USA)

A beautiful Volnay with all the richness and generosity you could hope for. Medium to full body, velvety tannins and a juicy, smoky finish. Bright acidity backbone underneath. Drink in 2020.

There are dark tannins here, although they are embedded in the ripe black fruits. This wine is solid and firm, the acidity giving the essential freshness. The fruitiness and the plush texture are taking their time to show. Drink from 2020.

Though firm and dense, this red offers a fleshy coating of black cherry, blackberry and earth flavors. Still a bit tight on the finish, but forward overall. Drink now through 2023. By Bruce Sanderson (USA)

There is a little dark mineral at the base (..) More energy here a little less direct focus, but super complexity and life. The tannin has a suggestion of dryness at the edges yet remains very finely textured. Very, very impressive length. By Bill Nanson (UK)

Big bright aromas of ripe fruit and a little green herb. Just a few minutes in the glass and the fruit becomes airy - almost ethereal. The palate is more velvet than silk, the tannins slowly building from a smooth start, but what beautifully cushioned tannins! The fruit is fresh with floral inflections: a proper Volnay. It needs a few years for the tannic texture to loosen its grip, but it has fine flavor, particularly on the finish where it blends with a slightly herbal character. Drink 2018-2040.