Volnay Premier Cru Les Mitans
A red Premier Cru of Volnay, on a gentle slope below the village, in the Côte de Beaune
- Area
- About 8.6 ha (delimited area)
- Commune
- Volnay
- Color and grape
- Red, Pinot Noir
- Exposure
- East-southeast
- Elevation
- About 250–265 m
- Lieux-dits included
- Almost all of Les Mitans and En l'Ormeau, plus a sliver of Les Grands Champs
Les Mitans lies below the village of Volnay, between Les Brouillards to the north and the climats La Gigotte and Carelle sous la Chapelle to the south and southwest. It is a Premier Cru of about 8.6 hectares, on a gentle slope between about 250 and 265 meters, facing east-southeast.
The name recalls mitan, an old regional word meaning “middle, center.” The climat takes in almost all of two lieux-dits, Les Mitans and En l'Ormeau, plus a sliver of Les Grands Champs. In the classification published by Jules Lavalle in 1855, Les Mitans and En l'Ormeau appear in the first group of Volnay climats, the one headed by Caillerets and Champans. Here too only red wine is made, from Pinot Noir; you'll find the available bottles below.
Credits and sources. Map: IGN (RGE ALTI®, BD TOPO®), INAO · Licence Ouverte 2.0.
