2014 Volnay Les Caillerets 1. Cru Domaine Boillot

An attractively fresh nose is comprised of extract of plum and dark pinot fruit that is liberally laced with floral and spice nuances that are trimmed in subtle oak hints. There is good volume and richness to the solidly well-concentrated and appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent depth and length on the quite firmly structured finish where a touch of dryness appears that I suspect is attributable to the recent bottling rather than under ripe tannins.

Bright red with ruby tones. Livelier on the nose than the Chevrets, offering scents of black cherry, licorice, minerals and menthol. Dense, sappy and dry, offering terrific breadth but little easy sweetness to its rich, savory flavors of red berries and minerals; the saline minerality here actually calls to mind a white wine from the Côte de Beaune. A wine of noteworthy delicacy, finishing long and perfumed, with tannins that saturate the teeth without showing the slightest aggressiveness. A superb 2014 Volnay with real lift.