Winery Joseph DrouhinVolnay
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Volnay from the Winery Joseph Drouhin
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Volnay of Winery Joseph Drouhin in the region of Burgundy is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Volnay of Winery Joseph Drouhin in the region of Burgundy often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or raspberry.
Food and wine pairings with Volnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Volnay
Original food and wine pairings with Volnay
The Volnay of Winery Joseph Drouhin matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or poultry such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, meatballs catalan style or coconut chicken and curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Joseph Drouhin's Volnay.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Volnay from Winery Joseph Drouhin are 2016, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Joseph Drouhin
The Winery Joseph Drouhin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 194 wines for sale in the of Volnay to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Volnay
Feminine jewel of the Côte de Beaune producing the most delicate Pinot Noirs: signature Pinot Noir as the exclusive red king — pale ruby robe with refined aromas of cherry, raspberry, violet, peony and fine spices, silky tannins and a signature elegant finish; finesse and bouquet make it the most feminine of Burgundian reds. 29 Premiers Crus (Caillerets, Champans, Taillepieds). AOC (1937), ~213 ha on steep slopes, Oxfordian marl-limestone.
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
