Pierrick Bouley Volnay Champans 2002
The 2002 Pierrick Bouley Volnay 1er Cru Champans is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir in the Volnay appellation. This cuvée comes from the Champans climat, classified as Premier Cru and located near Les Santenots, south of the village of Volnay. The 2002 vintage thus expresses a plot-specific reading of one of the emblematic Premiers Crus of the Côte de Beaune.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Volnay
- Producteur / Domaine
- Pierrick Bouley
- Parcelle / Cru
- Champans
- Millésime
- 2002
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Pierrick Bouley
Located in Volnay, Domaine Pierrick Bouley farms approximately 9 hectares spread across 41 parcels, mainly dedicated to the terroirs of Volnay, as well as Pommard, Monthélie, and Beaune. Representing the sixth generation of the family, Pierrick Bouley personally manages the vineyards and vinification, with an estate characterized by numerous old vines and several premiers crus, including the monopole Les Grands Champs.
- Owner
- Pierrick Bouley
- Maître de chais
- Pierrick Bouley
- Surface (ha)
- 12.60 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 50 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of this family-run estate in Volnay, formerly known as Domaine Réyane et Pascal Bouley, date back to the 1850s. After studying winemaking through an apprenticeship in the family estate and studying oenology in Dijon, Pierrick Bouley expanded his experience in New Zealand, notably at Felton Road in 2010. He then worked alongside his father before taking over the reins of the estate in 2014. Pierrick took full charge of vinification starting in 2016, and then the management of the entire vineyard in 2017. The estate was renamed Domaine Pierrick Bouley starting with the 2019 vintage, marking the transition to the sixth generation. The vineyard covers approximately 9 hectares divided into 41 parcels, with an average vine age close to 60 years.
Champans
Champans is a climat of Volnay located mid-slope, in the center of the appellation area, and officially recognized for the Premier Cru designation. Its south to south-east exposure, gentle slope, and stony cover favor drainage and sunshine. The upper part of the climat is more calcareous and light brown, while its lower part becomes more clayey, with brown to reddish soils. The substrate is notably described as a crinoidal limestone slab known as "pierre nacrée".
- Vineyard commune
- Volnay
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name is thought to be formed from "champ" (field) and "pans" (slopes), referring to a field established on a slope.
- Exposure
- South to south-east
- Altitude
- 250–260 m
- Slope
- Gentle slope, mid-slope location
- Soil
- Fairly low-clay, stony calcareous brown soil in the upper part; more clayey, brown to red, in the lower part.
- Subsoil and geology
- Crinoidal limestone slab, described as a slab of pearly stone ("pierre nacrée").
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.250000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Diverging sources depending on the vintage: 33 years in 2019; announced average of 50 years for the 2022 grapes.
Histoire de la parcelle
The climat appears as "En Champan" in the 1507 rental roll of the royal domain, among the Volnay vineyards formerly linked to the ducal estate. Champans features today in the official specifications of the AOC Volnay among the climats that can accompany the Premier Cru designation; the Volnay appellation was recognized on September 9, 1937.
