A majestic Volnay. One-third whole-bunch adds some sweet perfume to the firmer core of the wine, coming from the stonier part of the vineyard. The perfume is delightful, of violet and dog rose, and therefore not too perfumed, and there is a beguiling flexibility as its different facets are teased across the palate.
This little jewel of a domaine is run by the amiable
Marc-Olivier Buffet, whose family have been making wine in Volnay since 1962. The domaine today covers 7.5 hectares, including a wealth of old vines in the most prestigious vineyards of Volnay and Pommard, not least the monopole Volnay Premier Cru Clos de La Rougeotte.