The best wines of Volnay

Discover the best wines of Volnay of Burgundy as well as the best winemakers of Volnay and estates of Volnay to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Volnay and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Volnay by region

Looking for a good wine of Volnay of Burgundy among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Volnay. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Volnay with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Volnay

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Want to buy a red wine of Volnay cheap or sell a red wine of Volnay at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Volnay

Red wines from the region of Volnay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, veal colombo or alice's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Volnay

On the nose the red wine of the region of Volnay. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, blackberry or violet. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Volnay. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Volnay

  • 2018With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Volnay

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Volnay

A wine route planned in the region of Volnay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Volnay.

Discovering the wine region of Volnay

The wine region of Volnay is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine des Comtes Lafon or the Domaine de Chassorney produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Volnay are Pinot noir, Gamay noir and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Volnay often reveals types of flavors of cherry, perfume or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, red currant or floral.

In the mouth of Volnay is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 239 estates and châteaux in the of Volnay, producing 296 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Volnay go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Volnay

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Want to buy a white wine of Volnay cheap or sell a white wine of Volnay at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Volnay

White wines from the region of Volnay go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti with garlic, tuna pizza or chicken maffé (africa).

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Volnay

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Volnay

A wine route planned in the region of Volnay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Volnay.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News from the vineyard of Volnay

Ten years on: Chinese wine’s breakthrough moment at DWWA

The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Frescobaldi’s Gorgona: A day on the prison island

The small island of Gorgona, just off the coast of Livorno, isn’t your run-of-the-mill viticultural area – its main purpose is to serve as a penal colony. Not just any prisoner can reside on Gorgona, however. Up to 90 incarcerated men live on the island at a time, alongside 17 residents and a handful of police officers. Prisoners on the island are allowed to stay for a maximum of five years, which must conclude the end of their sentence. After Gorgona, the men are set free. Scroll down to see ta ...

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