2013 Volnay Les Caillerets
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Healthy dark red. Very reticent but pure aromas of blueberry, spices, licorice and minerals, plus a touch of chocolate. Quite closed and youthfully high-pitched, offering chewy blackberry and blueberry flavors supported by a firm tannic spine. This very backward wine, a bit sullen today, will need time in bottle to absorb its structure and become more pliant. The crop level here was just 18 hectoliters per hectare, according to Guillaume Boillot.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, dark red. Extremely complex nose combines black raspberry, minerals and subtle soil tones plus a suggestion of almost honeyed sweetness. Plush, sappy and utterly seamless, but with lively floral and mineral high notes contributing to an impression of outstanding cut and energy. Extremely classy wine with great thrust and peppery persistence. This was 12.2% potential alcohol chaptalized to 13%. One of the most promising 2013s I tasted from the Côte de Beaune in November.
The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets, which sees 50% new wood, has a floral, slightly candied bouquet with orange-sorbet scents infusing the mixture of red and black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins, quite fine and tense, with a precise finish that neatly carries the oak. This is probably the best of the Volnay ‘13 from the domaine this year.
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.