2013 Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay Premier Cru, Les Caillerets 1x750ml

Vinous 91-93

Healthy bright red. Riper aromas of black fruits, spices and menthol. The sweetest and roundest of these 2013s to this point, offering rich, suave flavors of red fruits, spices and red licorice. Serious but fine-grained tannins arrive late, allowing the fruit to saturate the palate. This should evolve gracefully. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/01/2015]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2034

Robert Parker 92-94

The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets is much more introspective and closed on the nose compared to the other Volnays: this bouquet tells you not to be so foolish as to nose it so prematurely. However, it does begin to open with intriguing dried blood/ferrous scents infusing the red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple red berry fruit, "thicker" tannins than expected that lend this Caillerets the density more than the tension at the moment. This deserves 5 or 6 years at least in bottle. [Neal Martin, 01/12/2014]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2035