There is excellent freshness and vibrancy to the pure

offering densely packed black/blue fruit

the 2012 Pichon Lalande is a wine of pure and total seduction

It is less remarkable overall

This plays right on the edge of volatile acidity with its nose of poached plum

Joseph Voillot, Volnay Caillerets Vintage:2013 There is excellent freshness and(from a small . 14 ha parcel planted in 1984). Moderately prominent amounts of oak and menthol can be found on the spicy aromas of poached plum, lilac and dark raspberry. The sleek, refined and appealingly mineral laden flavors possess a more refined texture before culminating in a firm, serious and built to age finish. This well made effort will also need at least a few years of cellaring to soften as its presently relatively tightly wound.