Bouchard Pere et Fils, Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot Size:12x750ml 30% whole clusters)

30% whole clusters)

but the underlying acidity keeps it all fresh and pure

Looking at the 2010s

It fermented with indigenous yeasts for four to five weeks

now complemented by hints of iodine

Bouchard Pere et Fils, Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot Size:12x750ml 30% whole clusters)Very ripe liqueur like aromas of various black berries are nuanced by plenty of spice and floral elements. There is excellent underlying tension to the beautifully textured medium weight flavors that also brim with sappy dry extract and minerality, all wrapped in a bitter pit fruit finale that offers impressive persistence. This is definitely atypical but the intrinsic class of a fine Caillerets is still present.