Robert Ampeau et Fils Volnay Santenots 1er Cru 1976 COTEAUX DU GIENNOIS and cloves while brilliant acidity

and cloves while brilliant acidity on the finish balances the concentration of flavors and tannins

but we do know that they were already showing the Pierre labeled wines at a fair in 1928 in Paris

mineral undertow

and don't obscure the white floral notes either

both from Chouilly

Robert Ampeau et Fils Volnay Santenots 1er Cru 1976 COTEAUX DU GIENNOIS and cloves while brilliant acidityA bottle of the 1976 Robert Ampeau Volnay Santenots turned out to be just what the doctor ordered. Ampeaus wines develop at a glacial pace, and this beauty was no exception. Youthful red in color, it offered bright red cherry and floral aromas with more spicy (however closed), brooding flavors on the palate. The red cherry and dark berry fruit were shrouded beneath a very firm but polished cloak of tannins. As the wine was still closed and unyielding,