Louis Boillot - Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets 2018 (750ml)
Price: $127.00
| Producer | Louis Boillot |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Volnay |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 1301015 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 92-94 Points
The 2018 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets exhibits attractive aromas of dark berries spices grilled squab and forest floor followed by a medium to full-bodied succulent and lively palate that's concentrated and chalky concluding with a long mineral finish. Finishing up at 13.2% alcohol this is an exquisitely balanced Caillerets that should offer a broad drinking window.
Jasper Morris: 91-94 Points
One barrel picked early on 25th. Rich purple centre with a fresh rim. A little oak along with really vibrant fruit on the nose. Just 12.7% having stopped 10 days before. Includes young vines from 2009. Actually this still tastes very well despite a certain blend of redcurrant and chocolate though Clément notes that the latter aspect was not apparent before the last two weeks. The tannins are fine.
John Gilman: 93+ Points
The 2018 Caillerets from Louis Boillot comes in at 13.2 percent octane and offers up a simply beautiful bouquet of black cherries dark berries currant leaf chalky minerality a lovely array of spice tones pigeon and a dollop of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is pure full-bodied focused and shows off lovely mid-palate depth with great nascent complexity fine-grained tannins and a proper sense of reserve on the backend that augurs very very well for long-term cellaring.
Burghound: 88-91 Points
Firm reduction once again overshadows the fruit. There is very good mid-palate density to the interestingly textured flavors that are at once velvety yet stony all wrapped in a lingering firm and somewhat austere finish. There is better phenolic maturity to the tannins though the finish is still a bit raspy.
Vinous: 90-92 Points
The 2018 Volnay Les Caillerets 1er Cru comes from a single plot of vines. It has a perfumed nose the most mineral-driven of the four Volnays from Boillot and probably showing the best delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins that lend a sense of strictness and correctness. You just want it to manifest more joie-de-vivre toward the finish. Maybe it will lighten up in bottle. (D
