2013 Volnay, Les Caillerets, 1er Cru, Domaine Jean-Marc Bouley, Burgundy

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Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2013

Alcohol % 13

Maturity Ready, but will keep

Grape List Pinot Noir

Body Medium Bodied

Producer Jean-Marc Bouley

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 90+/100

The 2013 Volnay Les Caillerets 1er Cru has wonderful delineation and energy on the nose with cranberry, raspberry and a subtle cassis note. The palate is slightly loaded towards the front end with superb density on the entry, svelte in texture but just tapering a little towards the finish. Still, this is a fine showing and it may improve with bottle age. Tasted at Goedhuis & Co.'s annual Burgundy tasting in London.Drink 2020-2035Neil Martin, Vinous.com (Feb 2018)

Drink 2020 - 2035

Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Feb 2018)

Neal Martin MW 89-91/100

The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets comes from young 10-year-old vines in what Thomas Bouley opined is the best terroir in the appellation. This vintage is 100% destemmed because of the age of the vines. Matured in one-third new oak (one new out of the three!) it has a refined bouquet with wilted rose petal scents infusing the bright, vivacious red cherry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, fleshy tannins that again, disguise the backbone of this Volnay. There is good depth here and a little salinity on the linear finish that begs another sip. This is very fine.Neil Martin - 30/12/2014

Drink 2020 - 2035

Neal Martin MW, (Dec 2014)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

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