2021 Volnay 1. Cru Les Fremiets Henri Boillot

Raspberries and crushed strawberries, even though there are no whole bunches, the flavours coming from perfectly destemmed grapes which are ripe. Fills the mouth, shows a little oak, some darker cherries now at the end. Very good.

A perfumed and exceptionally pretty nose freely reveals its aromas of red cherry, currant, plum and delicate floral wisps. There is better mid-palate density to the relatively fine yet rich medium-bodied flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract on the stony and sneaky long finish. Frémiets is usually a blend of power and refinement and can sometimes even be robust though such is not the case in 2021.

Offering up aromas of sweet red berries, orange zest, peonies and mint, the 2021 Volnay 1er Cru Frémiets is medium to full-bodied, satiny and racy, with bright acids and a clove-inflected finish.

The 2021 Volnay Les Fremiets 1er Cru is bright and focused, very much on the lighter side, as is the case with the reds this year. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, white pepper, rose petals and cinnamon add lovely aromatic top notes. There is Nebbiolo-like tension to the Fremiets that might not be exactly what Burgundy drinkers are looking for.