2011 Volnay Santenots du Milieu

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. Pale ruby in color, the Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu 2011 has a rather smudged nose: touches of cranberry and bergamot, quite stemmy and a little raw. The palate is sharp and feels rather hard. There is good acidity, but the finish is stiff and obdurate. I find this too severe for a Volnay, especially a Santenots.