2013 Marquis d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Cru, Les Caillerets 6x75cl

Robert Parker – 92

The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets has a more limestone-scented bouquet, the fruit a little redder than that of Fremiets, opening with wilted rose-petal scents infusing the strawberry and red currant aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a little more flesh than the aforementioned premier cru, but maintaining appreciable balance and minerality that is neatly assimilated on the sappy finish. This should blossom once in bottle. There is class here. [11/11/2014]

Anticipated maturity: 2017-2030

Vinous – 90+

Good full red. Deep, ripe aromas of dark fruits and spices show a medicinal reserve. Densely packed and concentrated, with strong acidity contributing to a very primary, clenched quality in the early going despite the wine’s solid ripeness. Finishes saline and firmly tannic but not dry. This cuvée is often the supplest and tastiest in the cellar at this stage but not this year. Less fruity than the 2014 but tactile and quite long on the aftertaste. Strong acidity should keep this wine young for a long time. [Stephen Tanzer, 03/01/2016]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2031