The 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes is a deep, powerful wine, opening in the glass with notes of cherries, wild berries, peonies and blood orange, with little hint of the tertiary complexity to come with bottle age. Medium to full-bodied, muscular and textural, this is a rich, velvety and beautifully integrated wine that concludes with a long and expansive finish.