2014 Volnay Fremiets
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Lifted nose of perfume, citrus and sour cherry. The palate is incredibly pure with a delicious core of framboise, crushed rose petals and cherry. Supple tannins and refreshing acidity - elegant, lovely purity and already so easy to drink.Dec 2015
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, dark red. Wild, reduced, very ripe aromas of raspberry, redcurrant, smoked meat, animal fur and chocolate. Sweet and round but with a continuing reductive quality keeping the middle palate closed today. Darker fruits here but with a bit of the sour edge shown by the village wine. Finishes with slightly edgy tannins. In an awkward stage today.
The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Fremiets has an engaging bouquet: leafy red berry fruit, cranberry and raspberry pastille, although there is still some oak to be subsumed here. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, a pinch of black pepper on the tip of the tongue, though needing more flesh and weight to develop on the finish. Not bad, but not the best I have encountered this vintage.
Bright, dark red. Wild, reduced, very ripe aromas of raspberry, redcurrant, smoked meat, animal fur and chocolate. Sweet and round but with a continuing reductive quality keeping the middle palate closed today. Darker fruits here but with a bit of the sour edge shown by the village wine. Finishes with slightly edgy tannins. In an awkward stage today. Jan 2016, www.vinous.com
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.