Dark ruby-colored, the Volnay Santenots (50 cases) displays dark roasted berries, perfume and spices on the nose as well as a beautifully elegant, extremely well-balanced, velvety-textured personality packed with black fruits. The finish in this full-bodied wine is impressively long. Drink 2004-2014. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. I have included the cases production for the wine in order for readers to appreciate the rarity of Leroy's wines. Importer: Martine's Wines, San Raphael, CA; tel. (415) 485-1800.