2016 Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets

Description

“Medium bright red. Denser, darker and more serious on the nose than the other Volnay premier crus at this address, offering mineral-driven scents of black cherry, spices and licorice. Wonderfully elegant and fine-grained, combining outstanding volume and an impression of finesse and weightlessness. Conveys a small-berry concentration and near-perfect balance, finishing with refined tannins and terrific length and lift.

This stunning Volnay is wonderfully approachable today but I suspect it will shut down a bit by the time it’s bottled and benefit from five to eight years of cellaring. just 20 hectoliters per hectare produced; 50% new oak.” (1/2018) Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media