(an assemblage of premier cru lots): Bright red-ruby. Wild dark berries, bitter chocolate, leather and menthol on the nose, lifted by a floral nuance. Sappy and sweet on the palate, with lovely thrust to the dark fruit flavors. More minerally and floral than saline. Finishes with suave, fine-grained tannins and lovely energy and length. Should make an excellent village wine.

Outstanding Top Value. A discreet touch of wood frames purple fruit aromas along with subtle hints of spice, stone and earth. The medium-bodied mineral-inflected flavors possess really lovely detail as well as fine depth and length. There supporting tannins display mild rusticity but overall, for obvious reasons, this far transcends what a villages level wine typically delivers. Drink: 2017+
-Tasted: Apr 01, 2012. Burghound.com, Issue, Issue 46

A gorgeous core of minerality runs through the 2010 Volnay. It shows fabulous depth, with intense, high-toned floral notes that wrap around the fruit. Energy and tension are the hallmarks in this fine and highly promising Volnay. Though sold as a villages, the Volnay is made entirely from 1er Crus that are too small to justify separate bottlings. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2022. Henri Boillot turned out a superb set of 2010 reds. Best of all, readers won’t have to shell out a fortune to enjoy them, as a number of the more modestly priced wines far exceed the quality of their respective appellations. Yields came in at 20-22 hectoliters per hectare, a 40% decrease over the more typical production of 35 hectoliters per hectare. Boillot began harvesting on September 29 and ended on October 7, among the latest, if not the latest, to finish picking. Fermentations lasted about 29 days on average. Boillot has augmented his holdings with 5 hectares of vineyards that came online in 2010. I tasted all of these wines at Boillot’s cellars in Volnay. Boillot told me he plans to have his new facility in the Champ Lins section of Meursault fully operational for both whites and reds by summer 2012. Importers: Massanois Imports, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 470-6769, Cynthia Hurley French Wines, West Newton, MA Tel 617-965-4251 www.cynthiahurley.com and Chelsea Ventures, LLC, 1601 South Canal St, Chicago, IL 60616 tel. 847-920-5052

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 29/02/2012
A gorgeous core of minerality runs through the 2010 Volnay. It shows fabulous depth, with intense, high-toned floral notes that wrap around the fruit. Energy and tension are the hallmarks in this fine and highly promising Volnay. Though sold as a villages, the Volnay is made entirely from 1er Crus that are too small to justify separate bottlings. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2022.

Henri Boillot turned out a superb set of 2010 reds. Best of all, readers won’t have to shell out a fortune to enjoy them, as a number of the more modestly priced wines far exceed the quality of their respective appellations. Yields came in at 20-22 hectoliters per hectare, a 40% decrease over the more typical production of 35 hectoliters per hectare. Boillot began harvesting on September 29 and ended on October 7, among the latest, if not the latest, to finish picking. Fermentations lasted about 29 days on average. Boillot has augmented his holdings with 5 hectares of vineyards that came online in 2010. I tasted all of these wines at Boillot’s cellars in Volnay. Boillot told me he plans to have his new facility in the Champ Lins section of Meursault fully operational for both whites and reds by summer 2012. ()