Domaine Georges Joillot, Volnay 1er Cru Taille Pieds 2020

There are no secrets here. Fastidious attention in the vines, with grass cover and labourage, harvesting at a balanced level of ripeness in small, perforated crates and strict sorting of the grapes – which are then 100% destemmed. Vinification is traditional, in open-topped fermenters, for 10-20 days and there is particular emphasis on measured extraction.

They use 20% to 30% new oak barrels for between 10 and 14 months. Their wines are bottled without filtration.

This traditional 14 hectare family domaine, founded in 1929 and situated adjacent to Chateau de Pommard, had a new lease of life breathed into it in 2019, when the young generation took over its running. Today at the helm are Jeanne Joillot (great grand-daughter of the founder, Robert Joillot), her step-brother, Simon Goutard and Jeanne’s husband, Gregoire Guidot. The property was re-named in 2019 in honour of Jeanne’s grandfather, Georges.

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