Lavish aromas of blackberries, rose petal and grilled game bird preface the 2016 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots, a medium to full-bodied, broad and expansive wine with a velvety chassis of structuring tannin, an ample and sapid core of fruit, tangy acids and a long, fragrant finish. This is a gourmand but precise Santenots from Eric Germain that is showing very well indeed.