2022 Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils Volnay 1er Cru "Ancienne Cuvée Carnot - Les Caillerets"
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Decanter
Reviewed January 2024The parcel of Volnay Caillerets was the first Pinot picked in 2022 due to the thin soils and superficial nature of the limestone. The wine has an alluring aroma of blackberry and mulberry fruit with hints of boxwood, bay leaf, and peonies. The texture is supple and velvety, with rewarding concentration and density. The team at Bouchard sorts rigorously for 'figuée', grapes shrivelled by sunburn; technical director Frédéric Weber says success depends on 'keeping it crunchy'. This wine should open soon after release and is suited to mid-term cellaring, although a 1962 from this vineyard tasted this year was still fresh. (CC)
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Professional Reviews
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James Suckling
A powerful and quite rich expression of this excellent site in Volnay that has some of the floral beauty of this appellation, but more red fruit and some ripe blackberry. The generous and quite full body is well supported by the fine tannins and a touch of biscuit character. Long, supple finish that pulls you back for more. From the first vineyard that the Bouchard family purchased in 1775. It lies in the middle of the slope, where the clay soil is shallow. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
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Burghound
Note: from a 4-ha holding. Here too there is a liqueur-like quality to the black cherry aromas that are nuanced by floral and spice hints. The caressing yet intense and beautifully detailed middleweight flavors brim with both minerality and dry extract that carry over to the dusty, moderately austere and affirmatively built-to-age finish. This is one exceptionally classy wine, indeed the mouthfeel is pure silk. Buy it. *Burghound Sweet Spot Outstanding!*
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Tim Atkin
Frédéric Weber said that he saw potential alcohol climb an entire degree here in three days, thanks in good part to its poor, thin topsoil right on top of bedrock. But there is good freshness and no over-ripeness here. The acidity creeps across the palate offering the medium body gentle lift, and there is a crushed gravel note that offers minerally vitality, too. Perfectly ripe blueberries meet sweet cream and violet on the sustained finish.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Origin | Volnay, Burgundy, France |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1732535 |