Jean-Marc Bouley, Volnay Caillerets other_regions_italy (Drouhin is the only producer

(Drouhin is the only producer of this vineyard and owns 90% of it

an amazing terraced amphitheater planted with very old Garnacha vines on chalky soils at higher altitude in Montsant

A gorgeously spiced nose offers up notes of plum

delivering powerful mineral thrust and persistent floral and smoky mineral notes that cling to the strikingly long finish

(from Sous la Velle

Jean-Marc Bouley, Volnay Caillerets other_regions_italy (Drouhin is the only producer(from young vines planted in 2002; no whole cluster). An exceptionally pretty nose displays scents of red raspberry, anise, clove and sandalwood. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension and detail to the overtly mineral inflected, supple and appealingly textured medium bodied flavors that terminate in an austere, serious and precise finish. This is a very serious example of the appellation that is a bit less refined than one might normally