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The Beaune negociants I mentioned above are very easy to visit as are several outstanding producers in Volnay and Savigny.
Of Bicyclettes, terroir, typicité: Over on HuffPo… | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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No producers in Volnay or Savigny-les-Beaune worth a mention of visiting.
Of Bicyclettes, terroir, typicité: Over on HuffPo… | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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The other big name in Volnay is Domaine de la Pousse d'Or, which made a name for itself in the last century under the leadership of Gerard Potel.
The Childhood Chums Keeping Volnay a Delight Jay McInerney 2011
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"Silky florality" is the phrase that wine importer Peter Wasserman uses to sum up the stereotype of Volnay, although he insists the reality is more complicated.
The Childhood Chums Keeping Volnay a Delight Jay McInerney 2011
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The d'Angervilles have some of the best vineyards in Volnay, notably the Clos des Ducs, a dramatically sloping, southeast-facing plot.
The Childhood Chums Keeping Volnay a Delight Jay McInerney 2011
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"He basically pushed me out," Guillaume told me recently when I met him at his 18th-century manor house in the village of Volnay, the finest house in the village.
The Childhood Chums Keeping Volnay a Delight Jay McInerney 2011
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The reds include a delicate Cote de Nuit Villages 2007 ($27) and an earthy, mushroomy Gevrey-Chambertin Les Crais 2006 ($58), as well as a velvety Volnay 2006 Premier Cru Les Santenot ($62).
Wine: Michael Shaps, a Virginia-Burgundy blend Dave McIntyre 2010
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Oenofile Boyle + Gardner for The Wall Street Journal 2008 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay, $39 The basic Volnay of this superb estate, the '08 needs another year or two to smooth out.
The Childhood Chums Keeping Volnay a Delight Jay McInerney 2011
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Volnay has not yet achieved the reputations of other white wines in the Cote de Beaune, probably because they are more delicate and subtle than the bigger chardonnays in the area.
Imperfect storage, blogging, new critics, Johnny Apple – sipped and spit | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Guillaume went on to a successful career with J.P. Morgan in New York and London; his classmate Frédéric stayed in Volnay, with brief stints in Champagne and Bordeaux, working alongside his father in the vineyards and eventually, after he married, moving into the house next door.
The Childhood Chums Keeping Volnay a Delight Jay McInerney 2011
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