Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2022

Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets comes from half a hectare of Pinot Fin in Caillerets-Dessus, the site local growers call the king of Volnay.

There is an old saying in Burgundy that if you have not drunk Caillerets you do not know Volnay. The vineyard sits mid-slope between Les Santenots to the south and En Champans to the north, on thin, stony limestone that gives Volnay its combination of perfume and fine structure, and its fourteen-odd hectares are farmed by names such as d'Angerville, Lafarge and Pousse d'Or. The vineyard is divided into three lieux-dits, and Benjamin Leroux farms 0.5 hectares of Pinot Fin in the section known as Caillerets-Dessus, planted in 1945, 1985 and the late 1990s. The wine was made with a high proportion of whole bunches, between 60 and 70%, with only the youngest-vine fruit destemmed, and aged in roughly one-quarter new oak. It is deep yet precise, with notable finesse and length.

Best from four or five years and good for fifteen; serve with duck, roast lamb or mushroom dishes at 16-18°C.

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