- Colour Red
- Producer Comte Armand
- Region Volnay
- Drinking 2026 - 2038
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
2022 - Volnay Comte Armand - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Comte Armand
- Region Volnay
- Drinking 2026 - 2038
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
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Goedhuis, December 2023
This wine comes from two different locations in the appellation: Les Grands Champs which provides finesse and elegance, and Les Famines, giving body and power. A sweet fragrance of summer tayberry and raspberry, this is a fuller and more muscular style of Volnay. Spiced, savoury notes, firm in structure, with a robust finish.
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Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 89-91
The 2022 Volnay Village, which comes from the lieux-dits of Les Grands Champs and Les Famines, has a perfumed and floral bouquet of pressed iris and violet infusing the black cherry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, not velvety, but it has a pleasing smoothness, slightly savory towards the finish at the moment. Fine. Drinking Window: 89-91.
Producer
Comte Armand
Clos des Épeneaux is Pommard’s most celebrated climat. The 5.23 hectare monopole has been in the Comte Armand family since 1828. Paul Zinetti took over from Benjamin Leroux as régisseur in 2014, and is rising to every challenge at this small, characterful domaine. They also have small holdings in Volnay and Auxey Duresses and, while these wines have the distinctive character of quintessential Côte de Beaune, they are also s...Read more
Clos des Épeneaux is Pommard’s most celebrated climat. The 5.23 hectare monopole has been in the Comte Armand family since 1828. Paul Zinetti took over from Benjamin Leroux as régisseur in 2014, and is rising to every challenge at this small, characterful domaine. They also have small holdings in Volnay and Auxey Duresses and, while these wines have the distinctive character of quintessential Côte de Beaune, they are also some of the most sophisticated, nuanced expressions you might taste across these villages. An understated use of new oak matches the textured fruit, and gentle handling in combination with intuitive biodynamic practices afford these wines both strength and delicacy. The domaine has begun to noticeably outpace its neighbours and redefine how the finest terroir of Pommard is capable of not only power but elegance as well.Read less
Region
Volnay
A red wine appellation only, wines from Volnay might be considered the most revered of southern Burgundy. They have been celebrated since the 18th century for their delicacy. But they are not fruit forward like those of Beaune or Chorey Lès Beaune nor have the brooding structure of Pommard.Instead, they have superb linearity, focus and poise while sheathed in velvety tannin. This slightly reticent personality comes out even more with a bit of age, though some can be approached very young. There are no grand cru vineyards in Volnay, but there are some excellent premier cru examples including Volnay Les Champans and Volnay Les Caillerets. Chardonnay grown in the shared Santenots vineyard must be labelled as Meursault.