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  • Country ranking ?

    1 780
  • Producer ranking ?

    79
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Stew with Root Vegetables

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The Story

A wine of great elegance with a vivid and bright colour. When the wine is young, the aromas are reminiscent of violet and blackcurrant. With age, the aromas take on notes of ripe fruit, freshly foraged mushrooms and mild spices. On the palate the light body belies the layers of flavour and seductive complexity.

Nestled on the slopes between Meursault and Pommard, the village of Volnay lies in the centre of Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune. The slo...

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Vintage 2011

Burgundy 2011

'We are beginning to get spoilt with all these fine vintages', said Lalou Bize in October 2011. 'We are very happy with our 2011s.' 'Much better than we had expected,' said Denis Bachelet. 'Lots of colour and fruit, together with good acidity and souplesse.'

Yes. It would appear that Burgundy has done it again. And if views are not quite as enthusiastic in Chablis and in the Côte Chalonnaise, at least in the Côte d'Or (and ...

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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

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