Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes from Comtes Lafon has a gorgeous bouquet with ebullient red cherry and wild strawberry scents, wonderful mineralité, real cohesion and intent. There is a lot of gusto here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, not exuding the complexity and nuance of the aromatics, quite primal and showing a little toughness toward the finish. This might be enduring an awkward phase, ergo the plus sign mark against my score. Tasted September 2017.