2023 Volnay Caillerets
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The classic – and, in many people’s eyes, ultimate – expression of Volnay, Caillerets is a site with very little topsoil. The 2023 bottling from Boillot is delicate, with sweet red cherry fruit, pink peppercorns and crushed florals. It’s juicy and bright on the palate, with a savoury tea-leaf character and creamy note that comes through on the finish. Raspberry and Earl Grey tea play on the long finish, with fine chalky tannins lending structure.
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Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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A darker crimson colour, and the fruit too has added a darker note. Black raspberries, a little fresher red fruit further back on the palate, concentrated, tannins present but ripe, fair length. Perhaps this could have been picked a couple of days earlier.
The 2023 Volnay Les Caillerets 1er Cru is a heady, explosive wine. Ripe dark red fruit, blood orange, cinnamon, kirsch and rose petal make a strong opening impression. This exuberant yet mid-weight Volnay impresses with its exotic beauty. The aromatics alone are beguiling.
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.