2013 Volnay Village

Visiting Guillaume d'Angerville in Volnay is a stark reminder of how challenging the last few vintages have been here. Once again, the spaces normally occupied by barrels are empty. Production was not as dramatically low as 2012, but still well off the norm. Yields came in at 16 hectoliters per hectare, an improvement over the measly 9 hectoliters of 2012, but still well off the pace of 36-38, the historical norm here. The long, cold growing season caused fruit to ripen at a snail's pace and led to a harvest that started on October 5, the latest going back to 1984. Despite poor weather throughout the spring and summer, it was the July 23 hailstorm that really took the largest toll on yields.