Volnay () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
In the middle of the
Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
, it is a well-known
appellation
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of
Burgundy wine
Burgundy wine ( or ') is made in the Burgundy region of eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here, and those commonly referred to as "Burgundies," are dry red win ...
.
Population
Wine
In general, the wines are lighter than most other red Burgundies from the
Côte-d'Or. 80,000 cases of red wine come from its 242ha of vineyards, of which 115ha is split among 26
Premier Cru
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s.
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.
See also
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Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Burgundy wine
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Route des Grands Crus
The Route des Grands Crus (roughly, "road of the great wines") is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France.
The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the Côte d'Or escarpment, from Dijon in the north to Santen ...
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Côte de Beaune
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km ...
*
Ensemble Santenay - an ensemble specializing in the performance of
Early Music.
References
Further reading
* Coates, Clive (1997) ''Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy'' Weidenfeld Nicolson
External links
thewinedoctor.comA great overview of the geography and wines of Burgundy
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The Burgundy ReportGood descriptions of the vineyards and vintages.
Communes of Côte-d'Or
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