Michel Lafarge, Volnay, "Vendanges Selectionnees" 2005 [0.5cm pristine] Pinot Noir but giving the wine that

but giving the wine that needed structure

this comes from a patch of 80-year-old vines that winemaker Bratasiuk claims routinely provides his best fruit

concentrated and traditional style Pinot with high levels of fruit tannin and relatively little new French oak (20%)

(JD) (6/2015)

This muscular and overtly robust effort is definitely a big wine and one that should see its 50th birthday in fine form and for my taste

Michel Lafarge, Volnay, "Vendanges Selectionnees" 2005 [0.5cm pristine] Pinot Noir but giving the wine that93 CellarTracker This is the best 2005 I have had. All the others have not been ready and concerning about the tannins overpowering the drying fruit. As a village wine it is structured, but has come into balance. More like a Beaune than a Volnay, but that is what mother nature gave us. 10 13 2023 91 Wine Advocate From four parcels proximate in geography and potential quality to their uphill, premier cru neighbors comes the Lafarge 2005 Volnay