Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2023
Thereās an old saying in Burgundy that goes: āIf you havenāt drunk Caillerets, you don't know Volnay.ā Benjamin Leroux could hardly conceal his excitement when he first told us he had access to a parcel of vines in this famous site, which he calls the āKing of Volnay.ā That excitement has certainly been borne out in the brilliant new releases.
Les Caillerets is a beautifully exposed terroir that sits mid-slope, on the border with Meursault. Itās exploited by important growers such as dāAngerville, Lafarge and Pousse dāOr. The 14-odd-hectare vineyard is subdivided into three lieux-dits, with Leroux now farming 0.5 hectares of Pinot Fin (planted in 1945, 1985 and the late ā90s) in the area known as Caillerets-Dessus. Crafted with a high proportion of whole bunches (80%āonly the fruit from the youngest vines was destemmed), the wine aged in roughly one-quarter new oak. Hedonistic indeed, it also has the class and balance of a Grand Cru wine.
Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2023
Thereās an old saying in Burgundy that goes: āIf you havenāt drunk Caillerets, you don't know Volnay.ā Benjamin Leroux could hardly conceal his excitement when he first told us he had access to a parcel of vines in this famous site, which he calls the āKing of Volnay.ā That excitement has certainly been borne out in the brilliant new releases.
Les Caillerets is a beautifully exposed terroir that sits mid-slope, on the border with Meursault. Itās exploited by important growers such as dāAngerville, Lafarge and Pousse dāOr. The 14-odd-hectare vineyard is subdivided into three lieux-dits, with Leroux now farming 0.5 hectares of Pinot Fin (planted in 1945, 1985 and the late ā90s) in the area known as Caillerets-Dessus. Crafted with a high proportion of whole bunches (80%āonly the fruit from the youngest vines was destemmed), the wine aged in roughly one-quarter new oak. Hedonistic indeed, it also has the class and balance of a Grand Cru wine.
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Thereās an old saying in Burgundy that goes: āIf you havenāt drunk Caillerets, you don't know Volnay.ā Benjamin Leroux could hardly conceal his excitement when he first told us he had access to a parcel of vines in this famous site, which he calls the āKing of Volnay.ā That excitement has certainly been borne out in the brilliant new releases.
Les Caillerets is a beautifully exposed terroir that sits mid-slope, on the border with Meursault. Itās exploited by important growers such as dāAngerville, Lafarge and Pousse dāOr. The 14-odd-hectare vineyard is subdivided into three lieux-dits, with Leroux now farming 0.5 hectares of Pinot Fin (planted in 1945, 1985 and the late ā90s) in the area known as Caillerets-Dessus. Crafted with a high proportion of whole bunches (80%āonly the fruit from the youngest vines was destemmed), the wine aged in roughly one-quarter new oak. Hedonistic indeed, it also has the class and balance of a Grand Cru wine.
