The 2021 Volnay Village wafts from the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, petals, orange zest and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, lively and fleshy, with melting tannins that frame a pretty core of delicate, perfumed fruit, it concludes with a saline finish.

The 2020 Volnay Village is showing very well, offering up aromas of cherries, raspberries, rose petals and loamy soil. Medium-bodied, bright and perfumed, it's elegant and charming, with a pretty core of fruit, powdery tannins and a perfumed, saline finish.

The 2019 Volnay Village is promising, mingling aromas of cherries and dark berry fruit with hints of rose petals and warm spices. Medium-bodied, concentrated and vibrant, it's built around powdery tannins and tangy acids, concluding with a penetrating finish. It's finer-boned than its richer, more muscular 2018 counterpart.

Offering up aromas of wild berries, peonies and sweet soil tones, the 2018 Volnay Village is medium to full-bodied, fine-boned and chalky, with an open and expressive core of fruit structured around fine, powdery tannins and ripe acids.

A pretty bouquet of plums, raspberries and candied peel introduces the 2017 Volnay Village, medium-bodied, it is a chalky wine with nice depth at the core for the vintage. It was a little out of place when I tasted it, having been recently racked, but the raw materials are quite promising.