Volnay, Champans, 1er Cru, 2020

Typically round and voluptuous. Juicy, fleshy fruit notes of red berry and blood orange, a charming but slightly more serious Champans with a salinity and structure ruddering the glorious fruit character. A big vineyard in the middle of prime Premier Cru Volnay territory on the south side of the village below Taillepieds, well exposed to the south-east. The soil is redder here than higher up the slope. At the top of the vineyard the soil is very rocky but becomes deeper and more clay influenced towards the bottom of the slope, giving some of the most complete Volnays that, despite ageing very well, can be extremely rewarding in youth.