Domain Henri Boillot Volnay Les Caillerets 2016 Bottle (75cl)
The 2016 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets is a red Burgundy wine made exclusively from Pinot Noir, in the Volnay appellation within the Côte de Beaune. It comes from the Les Caillerets climat, classified as a Premier Cru, in the commune of Volnay. This cuvée from Domaine Henri Boillot expresses the identity of a parcel-specific Volnay Premier Cru, crafted from a single grape variety, Pinot Noir.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Volnay
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Henri Boillot
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Caillerets (Volnay)
- Millésime
- 2016
Domaine Henri Boillot
Domaine Henri Boillot is based in Meursault, in the Côte de Beaune, and cultivates plots in Puligny-Montrachet and Volnay, amongst others. The family vineyard covers 19 hectares, divided between white and red wines, notably including the Clos de la Mouchère, a monopole in Puligny-Montrachet. Henri Boillot makes the white wines, whilst his son Guillaume is responsible for the reds.
- Owner
- Henri Boillot
- Maître de chais
- Henri Boillot (vins blancs) et Guillaume Boillot (vins rouges)
- Surface (ha)
- 19.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 120 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Boillot family has been involved in agriculture in Burgundy since 1885. Henri Boillot’s grandfather, also named Henri, was the first in the family to work the vines; his son Jean developed the estate. Henri Boillot joined the business in 1975 and became the winemaker. He set up a wine trading business in 1995 under the name Maison Henri Boillot. The first phase of cellars and a vinification facility was built in Meursault in 2000. In 2005, Henri Boillot bought out his brother and sister’s shares, enabling him to retain full ownership of the family estate. Guillaume Boillot then joined the estate in 2008; the cellars were extended in 2011, the year in which the estate also acquired vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet. Since 2012, Guillaume Boillot has been head of viticulture and is responsible for the vinification of the red wines, whilst Henri Boillot focuses on the white wines.
Les Caillerets (Volnay)
Les Caillerets is an officially classified Premier Cru climat of the Volnay appellation, located on the hillside south of the village. Historically, it corresponds to the cadastral lieux-dits "En Cailleret" and "Cailleret Dessus" in section AW, and notably includes the Clos des 60 Ouvrées. The terrain has an eastern exposure, on a regular and well-draining slope, featuring fine silty-sandy clays mixed with abundant gravel. The altitude and geology data published by the interprofessional body pertain to the entire Volnay hillside and do not allow for precise detailing of the boundaries of this single climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Volnay
- Origin of the vineyard name
- Diminutive of "caille" (quail), derived from KALIA, a term related to "caillou" (pebble) and designating stony ground. The name evokes the abundance of stones and gravel.
- Exposure
- East
- Slope
- Regular and well-draining slope
- Soil
- Fine silty-sandy clays mixed with gravel
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.600000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- owner
- Indicative vine age
- 59 years old for the 2022 vintage, which indicates planting around 1963.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name "En Cailleret" already appears in a royal estate land register dated 1507, alongside other Volnay climats still recognized today. Departmental archives note its toponymic and viticultural continuity, as well as the old saying, "He who has no vines in En Cailleret does not know what Volnay is worth." The climat "Les Caillerets" is today expressly listed among the climats that may accompany the Premier Cru designation in the official Volnay specifications.
