Vincent Girardin 2016 Volnay, Les Vieilles Vignes

Description

rapes for this wine come especially from “Les Lurets” and “La Gigotte” vineyards, at the bottom of Volnay, from vines averaging 65 years of age. It’s a Gentle slope with soils of clay and limestone. The 100% Pinot Noir grapes are harvest-picking by hand. The grapes are sorted twice, then partially destemmed. Fermentation is in stainless steel thermo-regulated tanks, beginning with natural yeasts. The wine is put into the cask further to a soft settling of the juice in French oak (15% new oak). The aging lasts 14 months on fine lees and the wine is bottled without fining and filtering.Jeb Dunnuck tasted a barrel sample and scored this 91-93 saying “The 2016 Volnay Vieilles Vignes is another impressive 2016 barrel sample. Notes of black cherries, blackberries, smoked earth, underbrush, and earth all give way to a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, structured wine that has ripe, present tannin, loads of fruit and depth, and a big finish. This is a rich, concentrated 2016 that has…