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Volnay premier cru 2010: panel tasting results

These 2010s showed purity and austerity, but some producers struggled to achieve full ripeness. While not a great vintage, our panel said it’s a good one to buy – but with care. See the top scoring wines below...

Originally published in the March 2013 issue of Decanter.

Volnay premier cru 2010

Entry criteria:
Producers and UK agents were invited to submit any 2010 premier cru Volnay

 

The results

‘Elegance and finesse, refinement and perfume.’ So quintessential Volnay was described by Michael Schuster at the outset of the post-tasting discussion. Did our panel find that in this line-up of premiers crus from the 2010 vintage? To an extent, yes.

Top scoring Volnay 2010 wines from the tasting

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