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Red dry
The wine is really elegant, delicate, and almost ethereal. Floral and mineral notes on the palate with silky tannins. Beautiful aromatic body. Developing length and complexity as it sits in the mouth.
Serve at 16-18 °C with red meat, tuna, duck in cranberry sauce
The 2017 Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets is one of the purest, most fragrant wines in the cellar, unfurling in the glass with aromas of rose petals and potpourri that mingles with sweet fruit tones of cherry and raspberry. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and supple, with a lovely line of acidity, a fine-grained chassis of tannin and a beautifully defined finish.
Nicolas Rossignol is a new-generation Burgundian winemaker and a star of the village of Volnay, producing wines from his own and his family’s vineyards in the Volnay, Pommard, and Beaune appellations. He began his career in 1994 at the family estate, after gaining experience in prestigious wineries in Burgundy, the Rhône Valley (Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe), Bordeaux, and Stellenbosch in South Africa. This diverse background has shaped Nicolas’ unique winemaking approach.
The winemaker produces around 30 different wines and says: “By making more wines, we learn faster – experience gained in creating one wine can enrich another.” His main focus is on Volnay and Pommard, offering a rare opportunity to taste and compare as many as 8–9 different terroirs from these appellations. He also produces wines from Beaune, while his flagship cuvée Héritière comes from a ‘Pinot Noir’ vineyard planted in 1922 near Pommard, where low-yielding old vines offer exceptional expression.
According to Rossignol, Volnay and Pommard differ in terroir: Volnay lies on a sunny slope, giving softer, rounder tannins, while Pommard, located on a former riverbed with a valley behind the village, produces more structured, expressive tannins.
At the estate, biodynamic principles are followed, guided by the lunar calendar, with gravity-flow operations in the winery and meticulous grape selection.
Wine Style
Nicolas Rossignol wines are sophisticated, with deep color, pure, intense fruit, silky tannins, and a long finish with a subtle sweetness of berries.
Prestigious Vineyards
Nicolas Rossignol works with vineyards in Volnay, Pommard, and Beaune appellations, each cultivated following biodynamic farming principles.
Main terroirs:
Aging and Drinking Window
The wines are fermented with native yeasts and aged in oak barrels (with the proportion of new oak carefully controlled to preserve fruit purity). The aging period depends on the terroir and style, usually from 12 to 18 months.
Nicolas Rossignol wines are enjoyable both in their youth and after maturing for 8–12 years, with the best examples aging gracefully for even longer.
