2020 Bernard Moreau Volnay Santenots 1er Cru, Cote de Beaune

The 2020 Volnay “Santenots” from Domaine Bernard Moreau is another very refined example, with a touch more plushness on the attack and in the mid-palate than the two Chassagne rouge bottlings this year, but the same sense of precision and low octane. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a classy mix of black cherries, black plums, pigeon, dark soil tones, bitter chocolate, woodsmoke, a touch of currant leaf and a gentle foundation of new oak. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and focused, with a sappy core of fruit, lovely soil inflection and grip, ripe, seamless tannins and a long, complex and beautifully balanced finish. Fine juice. Drink between 2034-2080 11/2021

93 points John Gilman viewfromthecellar.com

The 2020 Volnay Les Santenots 1er Cru is a mixture of black cherry and blueberry fruit on the nose, gradually unfurling to reveal some lovely wilted rose petal scents. The palate is medium-bodied with crispy tannins on the entry, quite sapid in the mouth but it tightens towards the finish. It should open up by the time of bottling.

Neal Martin Vinous 12/2021

This is aromatically similar to the La Cardeuse but spicier. The palate impression of the middle weight flavors is also rich to the point of opulence before terminating in sappy, long and better-balanced finish though there is still a hint of backend warmth. 

88-91 points Allen Meadows burghound.com