Henri Boillot, Volnay Fremiets Vintage:2017 This is excellent but note

This is excellent but note well that it will definitely require at least some patience

Just a tad brutal

The prodigious 2012 Les Manyes is an unusual single-vineyard Garnacha from a 50-year-old plot over the Montsant Mountains

refined and airy gives way to equally refined and extremely intense medium weight plus flavors that possess ample amounts of dry extract that buffers the firm tannins on the austere

the Cariad has quite a bit more Franc than is typically the case

Henri Boillot, Volnay Fremiets Vintage:2017 This is excellent but noteA more deeply pitched nose reveals notes of dark cherry, plum and raspberry along with pretty spice and violet wisps. The supple and quite round medium bodied flavors possess a bit more volume if less finesse on the impressively persistent and slightly firmer finish where a trace of wood appears. 91 2025+