Bouchard Volnay Caillerets Cuvee Carnot 2008

Classification: PREMIER CRU - Côte de Beaune - Red

Grape varieties: Pinot Noir

General wine notes:
Exquisite fruit and spice aromas. On the palate, perfect harmony between structure and elegance: rich, complex and voluptuous. Very good ageing potential.
Service: Between 17°C to 18°C
-notes from Bouchard Pere et Fils

Expert Review

92-93 Points - "Around 60% of the crop that informed Bouchard’s 2008 Volnay Caillerets Ancien Cuvee Carnot was spared by the July hail, and around 40% of that remainder declassified. But these circumstances still leave 8-9,000 bottles worth, which I tasted from tank. Musky narcissus, smoky Lapsang black tea, and black fruits on the nose lead to a silken-textured yet invigorating, subtly tart but berry-ripe palate suffused with chalk and savory salinity. This finishes with precisely the sort of “animated interchange of fruit, mineral, and inner-mouth floral elements” I credited to the 2006, and here the effect is both strikingly buoyant and positively reverberative. A bottle opened 24 hours earlier (for Michel Bettane, as it happens) had not lost any of its allure. I would look for at least 15 years of excitement.
Drink: 2010 - 2025
- Wine Review by David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate #189, Jun 2010

Food Pairings

Lamb - Duck - Light game