Continuing down the Burgundy trail and focusing a bit on Volnay this reasonable village was found in the local shop last week.
Olivier Leflaive, situated in the white wine village of Puligny Montrachet, used to work with Domaine Lefalive before staring on his own in 1985.
He is predominately recognised for the white wines, but has over the years built up a reasonable portfolio of red Burgundies.
His website is very good and he also runs a hotel.
http://www.olivier-leflaive.com/
The Volnay 2006 is the basic Volnay in his selection, medium pale colour with nice discrete smell of red berries. The taste was firm, elegant and pure but quite acidic compared to for example Beaune 1er cru or Chambolle. This is, I believe, also many times the major difference between Beaune and its neighbour just to the south.
Volnay 2006, Olivier Leflaive, 30€ , reasonable but perhaps also forgetteable?
Olivier Leflaive, situated in the white wine village of Puligny Montrachet, used to work with Domaine Lefalive before staring on his own in 1985.
He is predominately recognised for the white wines, but has over the years built up a reasonable portfolio of red Burgundies.
His website is very good and he also runs a hotel.
http://www.olivier-leflaive.com/
The Volnay 2006 is the basic Volnay in his selection, medium pale colour with nice discrete smell of red berries. The taste was firm, elegant and pure but quite acidic compared to for example Beaune 1er cru or Chambolle. This is, I believe, also many times the major difference between Beaune and its neighbour just to the south.
Volnay 2006, Olivier Leflaive, 30€ , reasonable but perhaps also forgetteable?
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