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Volnay Les Champans Joseph Voillot 2012

750 ml Pinot Noir Burgundy, France 2012

Volnay Les Champans Joseph Voillot 2012 is a dry, medium-bodied red from Pinot Noir (Volnay, France), in the medium, savoury reds style. Tannins are moderate and acidity fresh; oak influence is some. Good with duck, salmon, roast chicken, bolognese. No merchant in this catalogue lists it now; Hedonism Wines last did on 2026-09-09.

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Last listed by Hedonism Wines on 2026-09-09 at £91.90 — a historical figure, not an offer.
The record stays because the wine still exists: grapes, region, taste profile and drinking window are all below. If a merchant lists it again it will reappear here with a price.
Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.6
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Pinot Noir prior
body
3 / 5
medium
Pinot Noir prior · Volnay rule
tannin
3 / 5
moderate
Pinot Noir prior · Volnay rule
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Pinot Noir prior
oak
3 / 5
some
Pinot Noir prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Medium, savoury reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
inferred from Volnay
Origin
Volnay · Burgundy · France
inferred from Volnay
Grapes
Pinot Noir
inferred from Volnay
ABV
not stated by merchant
—
Farming
not stated
—
Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
ducksalmonroast chickenbolognesemushroom risottolambcharcuteriepizza
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
gift
inferred
About Pinot Noir
Typical aromas: red cherry, strawberry, raspberry, violet. Serve at 14–16 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Pinot Noir · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
light · 2/5
Tannin
lowhigh
soft · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Based in Volnay, Joseph Voillot is a fifth-generation wine producer currently led by Etienne Chaix. It’s primarily a red wine domaine with more than 10 premier cru sites situated within the villages of Volnay and Pommard. This is their 2012 Les Champans, one of Volnay`s most recognizable and prized premier cru vineyards. It is an expressive wine, with multiple layers of fruit, complemented by soft tannins and a savoury finish.

Other vintages of Volnay Les Champans Joseph Voillot we list
2009£80.002014£65.002015£73.902018£78.80
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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