2022 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes, Domaine Jean-Marc Bouley
bottle
£720.00
SKU: CJ2K22RA
Categories: 2022 Vintage, 2022 Vintage, Burgundy, Burgundy, Domaine Jean-Marc Bouley, Volnay, In Bond, In Bond, Red, Red Wine
Winemaker:Domaine Jean-Marc Bouley
Set high on the hillside to the south of the village, this First Growth consistently gives one of the longest-lived wines in the commune. Here it comes from two plots, one almost flat, with clay-rich, deep soil, the other being on a marl-rich slope. It is often windy, so the grapes take extra time to ripen. The vines are over 45 and over 55 years old. This is a First Growth of fascinating character, with the potential to age and gain complexity for 2 or more decades, though it can be tight, when youthful. Thomas told us that he retained 40% whole clusters for fermentation. Colour is mid-deep ruby, and aromas are fine, vivacious, open. Palate has a luscious start, leading into finely structured, well-balanced fruit intensity, with gently supportive tannins on the finish, and harmonious, long aftertaste (for drinking 2028-2042+).
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Winemaker
Domaine Jean-Marc Bouley
Following Thomas Bouley’s arrival to work with his father Jean-Marc, this Domaine has taken its place alongside Volnay’s top estates. Thomas has fine-tuned the winemaking with rare intelligence and skill. The estate has several parcels of old vines and some superbly-placed First Growths. Here we find carefully judged extractions, intelligent inclusion of whole cluster bunches, and judicious, minimal use of new oak barrels. Allowing the wines to pass a second winter in barrel, prior to their bottling, contributes considerably to their complexities and harmony. Thomas tells us. “2004 was the last year we did a green harvest here. We have a naturally low crop (for example, 27 hl/ha across the Domaine in 2019) because we prune pretty short, we keep old vines, and we trim high and late, to favour small bunches. For me, the second winter in barrel is magical, it helps the wines to be finer and fresher.”