Volnay 1er Cru 2022 - Cuvée Blondeau - Hospices de Beaune

In 1811, François Blondeau donated the bells of the Hospice de la Charité on rue de Lorraine in Beaune. He also had the church in Volnay restored and a school built. So that five elderly people could be cared for in perpetuity, he donated all his vineyards in Pommard and Volnay.

This cuvée is made up of Taille-Pieds, Champans, Roncerets and Mitans. The Taille-Pieds parcel is located at the top of the hillside, with a white soil rich in small pebbles and very fine gravel. All the ingredients needed to understand the very airy side of this cuvée. The Roncerets and Mitans provide tension and minerality with a slightly ‘tight’ mid-palate, like the clays of which they are composed. Finally, the Champans are located on a large, south-east-facing hillside with a steep slope. The soil is more chalky at the top and deeper at the bottom. The result is fine, full-bodied, generous and powerful wines.