Volnay Caillerets, Domaine Y. Clerget 2016

There is an overt spiciness to the even more restrained nose that blends notes of both red and dark cherry, plum, violet, lavender and a whiff of warm earth. The sleek, intense and chiseled middle weight flavors flash ample minerality before terminating in a youthfully austere and wonderfully persistent finish that, like the Clos du Verseuil, is impeccably well-balanced.

The 2016 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets displays pretty aromas of dried flowers, small wild berries, rose petals and espresso roast that are subtly framed by a deft touch of spicy new wood. On the plate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with simultaneously the most depth and the most finesse of any wine in the Clerget cellar, structured around fine, powdery tannin and succulent acids. It's showing very well.