Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Volnay Champans Vintage:2020 chocolate and licorice with just

chocolate and licorice with just a touch of loam

Bright medium red

plums and black cherries are some of the nuances that take shape in the glass

(most growers declare this as Montmains)

More energy and delicacy than the Hunting Hill 2019 Pinot

Jean-Marc Blain-Gagnard, Volnay Champans Vintage:2020 chocolate and licorice with justA markedly cool nose, and particularly so in the context of the 2019 vintage, reflects notes of essence of red berries, lavender, tea and a hint of newly turned earth. There is more refinement if not density to the utterly delicious medium weight flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the balanced, youthfully austere and solidly persistent finish that is quite firmly structured. This is relatively fine for Champans and a wine that should age