Ballot Millot, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy The 2015 Corona Gran Reserva

The 2015 Corona Gran Reserva is a "new" semi-sweet white that they revived from the wines produced from yesteryear

warm earth and an unusual hint of hoisin

The wine is fully mature

this is richly textured

There is excellent volume and an intense minerality present on the broad-shouldered and extract-rich flavors that display a dusty mouth feel on the impressively long and deep finish

Ballot Millot, Volnay Santenots other_regions_italy The 2015 Corona Gran Reserva(from young vines situated in Les Plures; this had just been bottled when I tasted it). A background hint of volatile acidity is present on the otherwise pretty and fresh aromas of cherry, raspberry and spice. The sleek, delicious and acceptably concentrated middleweight flavors possess good power and solid length though the firm finish seems somewhat awkward, which may be due to the very recent bottling.