Volnay, Côte-d'Or

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Coordinates: 47°00′08″N 4°46′56″E / 47.0022222222, 4.78222222222

Commune of Volnay
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Beaune
Canton	Beaune-Nord
Mayor	Bernard Glantenay (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	209 m–393 m (avg. 265 m)
Land area¹	7,55 km²
Population² (1999)	323
- Density	42/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	21712/ 21190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Volnay is a commune in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. In the middle of the Côte de Beaune, it is a well-known appellation of Burgundy wine.

Contents 1 Wine 2 See also 3 Notes and references 4 Further reading 5 External links

[edit] Wine

In general the wines are lighter than most other red Burgundies from the Cote d'Or. 80,000 cases of red wine come from its 242ha of vineyards, of which 115ha is split among 26 Premier Crus>.^[1] 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.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Burgundy wine
• Route des Grands Crus
• Côte de Beaune
• Ensemble Santenay - an ensemble specializing in the performance of Early Music.

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] Further reading

• Coates, Clive (1997) Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy Weidenfeld Nicolson ISBN 0297836072

[edit] External links

• thewinedoctor.com A great overview of the geography and wines of Burgundy
• Details of the vineyards within the Côte de Beaune.
• www.netbourgogne.com
• The Burgundy Report Good descriptions of the vineyards and vintages.