Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Caillerets other_regions (90% of the fruit comes

(90% of the fruit comes from En Charlemagne in Pernand with the remainder from Le Charlemagne in Aloxe

The 2007 Descendant is composed of 92% Shiraz and 8% Viognier sourced from a single vineyard

A brooding and intensely earthy nose features notes of dark berries

This powerful effort still manages to be relatively refined despite the chewy finish and overall

This will probably always be chewy and I have put the drinking window earlier than it might otherwise be to avoid the risk of this drying out with extended bottle age

Bitouzet Prieur, Volnay Caillerets other_regions (90% of the fruit comesA more restrained nose grudgingly reveals its ripe and ultra spicy aromas of plum and black cherry liqueur. There is both fine freshness and punch to the beautifully detailed and equally stony medium weight flavors that terminate in a chiseled, youthfully austere and Zen like finish where the only reproach is a touch of warmth. This too is a really lovely wine and classic Caillerets in its refinement and sense of harmony.