velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long with compelling restraint and exciting energy...a wine of the vintage.
Cropped at a derisory 15 hectoliters per hectare, the quality of Bouchard's 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot is some compensation for the lack of quantity. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries, rose petals, plums, raw...
When the Boillots’ previous source started to bottle his own wines in 2015, it was necessary to switch to another source which seems to be equally good. Rich deep purple black. This is certainly ripe, perhaps even a gamey quality. Freshens up in the glass...
Though ripe, delivering black cherry, blackberry, black currant, earth and spice flavors, there is a defining beam of acidity coursing through this red, along with nicely integrated tannins. Succulent and balanced, firming up as this plays out on the long...
This red delivers a panoply of mint, incense, black cherry and sweet spice aromatics, equaled by a smooth texture and fruit-filled flavors. Lively and harmonious, leaving a fine trail of dark fruit, sandalwood and spice notes. A picture of refinement and ...