Volnay, Clos des Chênes, 1er Cru, 2013

From 45-year-old vines that always yield small, millerande berries. The wines are therefore extremely intense and profound. Much darker fruits than the Clos des Epenots; juicy dark fruit flavours of cherry, bramble and blueberry. Loads of ripe and lively fruit to offset the tight-packed, firm tannic structure that is the right side of strict. Layer upon layer of flavour and extremely focused.