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Champans is lower down the Volnay slope on the Meursault side of the village. The soil is heavier with more clay and iron. The bouquet of this Volnay-Champans 2009 is high-toned: fresh not-quite-ripe strawberry and tangerine. Quartz, mineral, fresh, lively, ripe. Imaging a glass full of crushed pinot grapes and sparkling diamonds. The terroir characteristics shine through. A much more feminine Volnay. I imagine it will be wonderfully complex in 7 years time. Photo shows vineyard workers pruning Champans vines in July 2010. Tasted courtesy of the Corney & Barrow Burgundy 2009 tasting.
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