2015 VOLNAY 1er Cru Caillerets Domaine Henri Boillot, Lea & Sandeman

VOLNAY

2016 1er Cru Caillerets Domaine Henri Boillot

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Volnay
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Caillerets

Surprising hit of deliciously ripened fruit on the nose. In the palate too this is really nicely sculpted. Brighter feel - more grace, more poise than the other Volnays. Pitch perfect for me, but no doubt with more to come, a very sexy rendition. Smooth, long, restrained and perky, with a winning line of mineral tension. Yum.

(Caillerets is situated above Chevret and goes around it. The poorer soil full of little stones, gives the wine its lift and mineral characteristics.) L&S (Oct 2017)


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(from a .60 ha parcel). A beautifully perfumed nose features notes of spice, lavender, earth and cassis, all of which are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. There is lovely richness to the rich and generously proportioned yet quite sleek flavors that brim with both plenty of extract but also the hallmark minerality of a classic Caillerets. There is good power as well as fine detail on the notably firm and slightly austere but impeccably well-balanced, focused and lingering finish. In a word, terrific. Drinking range: 2028 - Rating: 93 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2018)

(just 20 hectoliters per hectare produced; 50% new oak): 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. Rating: 93-95 Stephen Tanzer, www.vinousmedia.com (Jan 2018)

Domaine Henri Boillot

A domaine which dates to 1885, but which began properly in the early years of the 20th century under the current Henri's grandfather (also Henri). His son, Jean, was the one who really developed it. Henri arrived in 1975 and worked his way up, becoming the winemaker. In 2000 he began the building of the new winery at the bottom of Meursault, and he then bought out his brother and sister to keep the domaine as one, renaming it from 'Domaine Jean Boillot' to 'Domaine Henri Boillot' to avoid confusion with his brother Jean-Marc's domaine.

The Domaine totals around 14 hectares, with roughly equal surfaces of red and white, and of which just under 4ha is the Monopole vineyard of Clos de la Mouchère, a walled enclave within the premier Cru Puligny Perrières. The 2017 vintage saw the arrival of two new parcels of Grand Cru red, in Échezeaux and Latricières Chambertin

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