Appellations
Premier Cru · Côte de Beaune
Les Caillerets
Volnay · red · 14
Volnay's benchmark climat, on stony ground in the middle of the slope.
Under the vines
Thin, pale and stony (caillou means pebble) with limestone close to the surface.
In the glass
The village's perfume at its most articulate, with more structure than the rest of Volnay.
Why it sits here
Its Clos des 60 Ouvrées is a monopole within the climat.
Commonly misread
That Caillerets means one thing. Several villages have a climat of that name, and they are unrelated.
Names worth knowing
Marquis d'Angerville, Comtes Lafon, de Montille, Pousse d'Or