Vinelights
Ancient Vineyard. Pure Volnay Elegance & Complexity.
Delicate, fragrant and silky to the core, this is Volnay doing what Volnay does best — cherry fruit, lifted florals, a dusting of spice and not a single hair out of place. There’s something almost ethereal about this wine: unfiltered, light on its feet, and strikingly pure. It may border the sturdier soils of Pommard, but here, it’s all elegance and ease. A wine that doesn’t push — it glides.
📍 The Plot
Les Brouillards is a historic Premier Cru, first mentioned as early as 1261. Its name hints at the morning mists that often drift through this part of Volnay, just along the border with Pommard. Despite the location, the style stays firmly in the Volnay camp: airy, perfumed and poised.
🍇 Technical
Fermented using 50% whole bunches, this wine is all about lift, perfume, and silky flow. It was matured in equal parts ceramic and oak barrels, with no more than 20% new oak. Ceramic’s neutral character helps preserve the purity of the red fruit and floral aromatics, while gently supporting the wine’s feather-light tannins. The result is a beautifully transparent, elegant expression of Volnay — charming now, and with a few graceful years ahead of it too.
