The Volnay Les Cailleret-Cuvee Carnot exhibits deep ruby colors, plenty of tannin, medium body, and admirable concentration. As with many 1993 red burgundies, the race between this offering's fruit and structure will have to be monitored. To Bouchard's credit, this wine is fairly priced.
Bouchard's recommended 1993s do not totally avoid the hard tannin of the vintage. The wines generally exhibit solid colors, firm, medium-bodied, albeit austere personalities, and sound ripeness. Such unrecommended wines as Chambertin, La Romanee, and Vosne-Romanee-Aux Reignots tasted excessively tannic. They are unlikely to ever come into balance.
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