Volnay, Côte-d'Or

French commune
nomcommune=Volnay
région=Bourgogne
département=Côte-d'Or
arrondissement=Beaune
canton=Beaune-Nord
insee=21712
cp=21190
maire=Bernard Glantenay
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=
longitude=4.78222222222
latitude=47.0022222222
alt moy=265 m
alt mini=209
alt maxi=393 m
hectares=755
km²=7.55
sans=323
date-sans=1999
dens=42|

Volnay is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. In the middle of the Côte de Beaune, it is a well-known appellation of Burgundy wine.

Wine

In general the wines are lighter than most other red Burgundies from the Cote d'Or. 80,000 cases of red wine come from its 242ha of vineyards, of which 115ha is split among 26 Premier Crus>.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Villages | work = | publisher = Bouchard Père et Fils | date = | url = http://www.bouchard-pereetfils.com/en/village.html | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-05-03 ] The most notable of these are Bousse d'Or, Champans, Clos des Chenes, Clos des Ducs, Les Caillerets, Santenots and Taille Pied.

Red wine from the Santenots vineyard is classified as Volnay Santenots, whereas white wine from the same vineyard can call itself Meursault Premier Cru or Meursault Santenots.

ee also

* Burgundy wine
* Route des Grands Crus
* Côte de Beaune
* Ensemble Santenay - an ensemble specializing in the performance of Early Music.

Notes and references

Further reading

* Coates, Clive (1997) "Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy" Weidenfeld Nicolson ISBN 0297836072

External links

* [http://www.thewinedoctor.com/regionalguides/burgundypartone.shtml thewinedoctor.com] A great overview of the geography and wines of Burgundy
* [http://www.wills-burgundy.com/region/cotedebeaune/ Details of the vineyards within the Côte de Beaune] .
* [http://www.netbourgogne.com/ www.netbourgogne.com]
* [http://www.burgundy-report.com/ The Burgundy Report] Good descriptions of the vineyards and vintages.