Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru les Caillerets 2022
AppellationVolnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets
CountryFrance
Colourred
Alcohol13.5%
Bottle750ml
Drink window2029–2045
The 2022 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets from Benjamin Leroux unfolds with an ethereal red‑berry embrace, laced with floral perfume and fine mineral tension. It expresses the elegance and poise of Volnay in youth, with a supple structure and haunting clarity that speaks of the limestone‑rich slope it springs from.
Tasting
- Aroma
- delicate red‑berry perfume and floral lift
- Palate
- silken red fruits underpinned by cool mineral tension
- Finish
- lingering, haunting purity
Pairs with
- roasted duck breast
- wild mushroom risotto
Vineyard & Cellar
- Vinification
- 2/3 whole-cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 12 months in barrel (25-30% new oak depending on the year).
- Aging
- Aged for 12 months in barrel (25-30% new oak depending on the year).