Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans 2023, Domaine Joseph Voillot 6 x 75cl

Type: Red Wine

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Code: VOLN490

This is always a more brooding and powerful Volnay, showing the muscular quality that comes from the heavy clay and limestone soils that dominate this large 1.07Ha holding, planted between 1934 and 1985.

This is an En Primeur wine and special conditions apply.

Specification

Type

Red Wine

Producer

Domaine Joseph Voillot

Vintage

2023

Country

France

Size

75cl

Region

Burgundy

Main Grapes

Pinot Noir

Area

Côte de Beaune

Grape Mix

100%

Body

Elegant, refined and supple

Genre

En Primeur, Fine Wine

Drinking Window

Drink from 2028

Closure Type

Cork

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Producer

Domaine Joseph Voillot

This domaine has been producing wine now for five generations, but it is since the present owner, Jean Pierre Charlot, son-in-law of Joseph Voillot, took control that it has moved into the league of serious wine producers. The domaine consists of 10ha of vineyards, with holdings in the top vineyards of both Volnay and Pommard, including some prized sites in several 1er Crus. The grapes are partially destemmed and the wines matured in oak barrels (20-35% new) for 12-18 months.

Tasting Notes

This is a lovely lush, ripe and dense Pinot, showing elegance, purity and a lovely tension. Ripe red and black fruits, a sense of tighter tannins at first, but these melt somewhat in the mouth and there is a lovely balancing freshness. The wine is elegant, rounded and opulent, less muscular than some vintages, but this just makes it more alluring.

Vinification

Hand harvested, sorted then destemmed, lightly crushed and then fermented in tank with twice daily pump overs. Maturing in 20% new oak for 12 months.

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