About
Domaine Pierrick Bouley
The domaine Pierrick Bouley, previously Domaine Réyane & Pascal Bouley, is located in Volney, Burgundy. The domaine has 41 plots across 9 hectares, farmed according to organic principles, however with no certification yet. The current winemaker is Pierrick Bouley, who controls winemaking at the domaine since 2014.
The top wines of the domaine are Volnay Premier Cru Clos des Chênes, Volney Premier Cru Les Champans, and Volney Premier Cru Les Santenots.
The Volney Premier Cru Clos des Chênes 2019 scored 94, Volney Premier Cru Les Champans 2019 scored 93+, and Volney Premier Cru Les Santenots 2019 scored 93 by the Wine Advocate.
Tasting Volney Premier Cru Clos des Chênes 2019 Robert Parker said: “From a parcel located at the windier southern end of this large premier cru, the 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes was showing especially well, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries, rose petals, woodsmoke, spices and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's seamless and concentrated, with lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins.”
The wine style may be described as a brilliant, medium to full-bodied, elegantly muscular wine with scents of berries, spices, a deep core of fruit, fine tannins and a saline finish.
History
Pierrick Bouley, the current winemaker, started winemaking in 2014. He is the sixth generation vigneron. Pierrick Bouley is the son of Réyane Bouley and Pascal Bouley, who managed the domaine before him.
Pascal Bouley's grandfathers were also vignerons. It was Pascal Bouley’s grandfather, Jean Rossignol, who started bottling.
Approach
Organic without certification
The Domaine Pierrick Bouley is farming according to organic principles, but without certification yet.
The winegrowing goes with a minimum of mechanical work but is still ploughed by a tractor.
The grapes are completely destemmed. Then goes short pre-fermentation cool maceration. After that, they are fermented with a light hand on extraction.
The wine is kept in the barrels for up to a year. Pierrick Bouley empties all the barrels before the next harvest. The wine is bottled before the end of the following year. The amounts of sulphur are minimized to what is needed when racking and while bottling.
Up to one-third of new barrels are used for the best premiers crus. For Bourgogne Rouge, only 10 percent of new barrels, 15 percent for Volnay village and 20 percent for Pommard is used.