The 2018 Volnay Village (Maison Louis Jadot) was in fact produced entirely from domaine fruit this year. Offering up aromas of red berries, candied peel, raw cocoa and a deft framing of toasty new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, nicely balanced and structured around succulent acids and powdery tannins.

The 2017 Volnay Village (Maison Louis Jadot) displays notes of dark berries, espresso roast, forest floor and smoky new oak, followed by a medium-bodied palate that's quite firm and structural, with chewy tannins and tangy acids. It's a little austere but may come around in time.

The 2016 Volnay Village was dominated by the wood at first, although they did seem to ebb away with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin that rather crowds out the fruit. I didn't quite get this wine...

The 2015 Volnay Villages has an uncomplicated bouquet with dark cherry and briary scents, just a little straightlaced for a Volnay. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin. There is good weight in the mouth, quite sinewy in style, although it needs to express more Volnaysian character to merit a higher score.

The 2014 Volnay Village has a pretty nose of dark cherry and cold stone scents. The palate is clean and fresh with a taut line of acidity, quite structured and like many Volnay in this finish, has the austere finish of a Pommard. Still, there is good fruit concentration here, if not quite the length.