Comte Armand - Volnay 2019

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Volnay wine is produced in the commune of Volnay in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy, and in some vineyards in the commune of Meursault. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Volnay is only used for red wine with pinot noir as the main grape variety. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Volnay, but several highly regarded Premier Cru vineyards. The AOC was created in 1937 (87 years ago).

In 2008, there were 206.7 hectares (511 acres) of vineyard surface was in production for Volnay wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 7,733 hectoliter of wine was produced, corresponding to just over 1 million bottles.

The AOC regulations also allow up to 15% total of chardonnay, pinot blanc and pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines, but this not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5% potential alcohol for village-level wine, and 11.0% for Premier Cru wine.

The style of Volnay wine is typically light and aromatic, and elegant rather than powerful, with considerably less tannin than the Pommard wines from the neighboring village.

The 2019 Volnay Village is a blend of 60% Les Grands Champs and 40% Les Famines. This underwent a 5/6-day cold maceration and was completely de-stemmed. It has more red fruit than the Auxey-Duresses with scents of raspberry coulis and crushed strawberry, very pure and perfumed, quite floral in style. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannins, fleshy and fresh in the mouth with a touch of piquancy towards the bright and joyful finish. This Volnay has a lot of sucrosity and will be difficult to resist in its youth.

 

V

90-92

Price: $82.99

In Mixed Case: $70.54

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Producer	Comte Armand
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Volnay
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2019
Sku	06951
Size	750ml