Volnay 1er Cru Clos Des Chenes Madame Veuve Point 2019

This dark, intense Volnay Premier Cru Santenots displays a seductively sumptuous nose of plums intertwined with violet, redcurrant, cherry and lightly oaky notes. Concentrated and complex, it expresses itself in many nuances, with a delicate velvetiness accompanied by an immense aromatic intensity. Full bodied, with dense, chewy tannins, this is a wine destined for ageing.

Volnay nestles in the lee of the Chaignot hill, high up on the Côte de Beaune, where its vines languidly stretch out. These vineyards which run at right angles to the general orientation have been valued for many centuries. Long before the French Revolution they were exploited by the Knights of Malta, the Abbeys of Saint-Andoche d’Autun and Maizières, and successively the Dukes of Bourgogne and the royal court. The steeply sloping climat ‘Les Santenots’ is made up of well-draining dark earth, rich in Manganese, on a subsoil of hard limestone, and faces full east.