2014 Volnay Les Chevret

(Rossignol vinified this fruit with 50% whole clusters as there was less hail here): Bright red-ruby. Complex, enticing aromas of blackberry, blueberry, spices and underbrush, plus a whiff of leather. Delivers lovely intensity to its dark berry flavors, with limestone energy giving the wine good tension in the mouth. Nothing monolithic about this Volnay! Finishes with serious tactile tannins and excellent length. In the future Rossignol plans to give this wine more time in barrel.

The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Chevret has a little more tension and complexity compared to the Caillerets, blackberry, cold stone and a touch of bilberry jam coming through while maintaining its precision. The palate is very nicely balanced, the 50% whole cluster fruit very discrete, with fine mineralité and impressive tension on the precise, tensile and linear finish. There is a touch of conservatism here, but I like the energy here that I hope will be in position once in bottle.