The ruby-colored Volnay Santenots possesses a super-ripe concentrated nose of bing cherry jam and plums as well as an explosive yet structured and elegant, prune, violet and currant-laced flavor profile. Medium-to-full-bodied and thickly-textured, this superb wine will be at its best between 2001-2007. As always, ratings with a score in parentheses indicate the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. A Patrick Lesec Selection (Paris Fax # 011-33-1-42-84-38-22), various American importers.

The ruby-colored Volnay Santenots possesses a super-ripe concentrated nose of bing cherry jam and plums as well as an explosive yet structured and elegant, prune, violet and currant-laced flavor profile. Medium-to-full-bodied and thickly-textured, this superb wine will be at its best between 2001-2007. As always, ratings with a score in parentheses indicate the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle.A Patrick Lesec Selection (Paris Fax # 011-33-1-42-84-38-22), various American importers.