Potentially Laurent's weakest wine (and still meriting an excellent rating!), the medium-to-dark ruby-colored, 100% destemmed, Volnay is produced from 30-40 year old vines. It offers elegant red and black berry aromas as well as a silky-textured, medium-to-full-bodied and chewy personality. Readers will enjoy its plum, blueberry and floral flavors. Projected maturity: 1999-2005. 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.

Dark-colored, brooding, difficult to taste. Overly vibrant and crisp cassis and black cherry flavors. Seems a bit tart and rustic, but it has substantial fruit concentration. Better in 2000???–null??Region: France / Burgundy / Volnay Select to Add

Laurent's top 1993s are massively concentrated, huge, intense wines that will require 8-10 years of cellaring. Rated, but no tasting note.A Patrick Lesec Selection (Paris fax # 011 33 1 42843822), various American importers