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There is a new wine in the Domaine Ramonet portfolio in the 2014 vintage - Chassagne-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret - not to be confused with the Les Caillerets also coming from the Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets vineyard. So lets take a closer look at this new cuvée. Chassagne-Montrachet Les …
[Read more...] about Terroir Insight: Ramonet Chassagene-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret
This is another of the signature wines of Bouchard Pere et Fils, as this vineyard was the first holdings acquired by the Bouchard familily 240 years ago. The bouquet offer fresh and detailed juicy fruit and a more lightfooted expression of the 2014 vintage ... it's forward and expressive (30% whole …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 2014
The Volnay Cailleret Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 1959 from Bouchard Pere et Fils is a perfectly matured and classic 1959. Showing beautifully and is a more weighty and vinous wine that the more delicate and precise 1971 served at the same dinner at Bouchard Pere et Fils. The bouquet offer classic mature …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Volnay Cailleret 1959
The Volnay Cailleret Ancienne Cuvée Carnot 1971 from Bouchard Pere et Fils is still showing very fine form. In the bouquet - starting out a bit closed with notes of iron .. but quickly unfolds with lovely mature red fruit and sous-bois ... and after some time offering notes of orange peel and …
[Read more...] about Bouchard Pere et Fils, Volnay Cailleret 1971
The 2011 Chassagnes from Ramonet are delightfully harmonious wines ... and at the top of the range we find Les Cailleret. In the nose lovely pure white orchard fruits ... a bit understated but very refined. On the palate quite rich and medium weight fruit with a very nice purity and texture. It's …
[Read more...] about Domaine Ramonet, Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets 2011
