2006 Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot
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Tasting Notes
A more deeply pitched nose of red and blue fruit aromas that include hints of warm earth, floral notes and stone that are also expressed by the rich, full and powerful flavors that seem built on a base of minerality that runs the length of the wine and culminate in a serious, austere and slightly dry finish that I attribute to the recent bottling. Allen Meadows, Burghound. Apr01,2008
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
The Wine Advocate
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The 2006 Volnay Caillerets Ancien Cuvee Carnot – from a parcel whose 1775 acquisition marked the inauguration of Bouchard – was also the picking that kicked off this vintage. It boasts the sweetest expression of ripe black fruits in any of the year's Cote de Beaune collection at this address, with scents of blackberry and violet segueing into a polished palate with refined tannins, sappy, sweet fruit intensity, and underlying chalkiness to live up to its site's name. A fine sense of animated interchange of fruit, mineral, and inner-mouth floral elements leads to a finish of lift and impressive length. David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate. Dec 2009
The 2006 Volnay Caillerets Ancien Cuvee Carnot – from a parcel whose 1775 acquisition marked the inauguration of Bouchard – was also the picking that kicked off this vintage. It boasts the sweetest expression of ripe black fruits in any of the year's Cote de Beaune collection at this address, with scents of blackberry and violet segueing into a polished palate with refined tannins, sappy, sweet fruit intensity, and underlying chalkiness to live up to its site's name. A fine sense of animated interchange of fruit, mineral, and inner-mouth floral elements leads to a finish of lift and impressive length. Dec 2009, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.