Côte de Beaune · Appellation guide
Volnay
Perched high on the slope: the most delicate red of the Côte de Beaune.
- 29Premiers Crus
- 1937Appellation since
Identity card
- Côte
- Côte de Beaune
- The appellation is created
- 9 September 1937
- Colours and grapes
- Red only (Pinot Noir)
- Area under vine (2022)
- 213 ha, including 126 ha of Premier Cru
- Premiers Crus
- 29 climats
- Grands Crus
- None
- Communes
- Volnay (et Meursault pour les Santenots)
- Altitude
- 230 – 280 m
- Exposure
- South-east
Our climats and those to know
Climats marked with a star are those we make a cuvée from. The others are the names to know in the appellation.
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Tap a climat on the map or in the list to discover it. The gold ★ markers are our cuvées.
- ★Our cuvée
- Premier Cru
- Village
- 1Les LuretsPremier Cru★ At the Domaine
The ultimate Volnay: powerful on the attack, it bursts into elegance and delicacy on the finish.
- 2Les FremietsPremier Cru
To the north, towards Pommard: a firmer Volnay.
- 3Clos des DucsPremier Cru
Just above the village, the former vineyard of the Dukes of Burgundy, now a monopole.
- 4Les TaillepiedsPremier Cru
So steep, they say, you would “cut your feet” on it: mineral and racy.
- 5Les ChampansPremier Cru
At the foot of Les Taillepieds: round and generous.
- 6Les CailleretsPremier Cru
Volnay’s most famous Premier Cru, on stony soil: velvety and deep.
- 7Clos des ChênesPremier Cru
High on the southern slope, towards Monthélie: deep and age-worthy.
- 8Les SantenotsPremier Cru
In the commune of Meursault, but sold as red under the name Volnay-Santenots.
The 29 Premiers Crus of Volnay
Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.
- Carelle sous la Chapelle
- Champans
- Clos de l'Audignac
- Clos de la Barre
- Clos de la Bousse-d'Or
- Clos de la Cave des Ducs
- Clos de la Chapelle
- Clos de la Rougeotte
- Clos des 60 Ouvrées
- Clos des Chênes
- Clos des Ducs
- Clos du Château des Ducs
- Clos du Verseuil
- En Chevret
- Frémiets
- Frémiets - Clos de la Rougeotte
- La Gigotte
- Lassolle
- Le Ronceret
- Le Village
- Les Angles
- Les Brouillards
- Les Caillerets
- Les Lurets ★
- Les Mitans
- Pitures Dessus
- Robardelle
- Santenots
- Taille Pieds
The terroir
At the top, a pinkish oolitic limestone; lower, a chalky white limestone, then reddish, stony, iron-rich limestone; at the foot, deeper, gravelly soils. The slope faces south-east.
- Altitude230 – 280 m
- ExposureSouth-east
- CommunesVolnay (et Meursault pour les Santenots)
A little history
Dukes of Burgundy then kings of France, Knights of Malta, abbeys: Volnay has always had great owners. The style of its wines was set by the 18th century. The red Santenots climat is sold as Volnay, even though it lies in the commune of Meursault.
- Middle AgesThe vines of the Dukes of Burgundy
- 1937The appellation is created
In the glass
Bright ruby, violet, strawberry and cherry, then spice and candied fruit. A silky palate of great finesse: the most “lace-like” wine of the Côte de Beaune.
Our wines from Volnay
1 wine from this appellation on our list, from 115 € to 115 € a bottle, to reserve or to taste at the Caves du Palais.
Sources: official appellation sheet from the BIVB ↗ (area under vine, 2022) and BIVB climat maps; schematic map, indicative positions.