2023 Pierrick Bouley Monthelie 1er Cru 'Les Clous'

Pierrick Bouley has emerged as one of the most exciting young names in the Cote de Beaune, crafting perfumed, precise Pinot Noir from a small domaine centred on Volnay and Pommard. His 2023s earned enthusiastic barrel scores from the world's leading Burgundy critics for their finesse, purity of red fruit and beautifully refined tannins.

Monthelie's Les Clous is one of the village's most respected premiers crus. In Bouley's hands the 2023 is sleek, intense and tautly muscular, with real premier cru persistence and the structure to age.

Critic Reviews

92 points - Allen Meadows, Burghound
There is a liqueur-like quality to the nose of ripe and fresh black cherries and kirsch. Once again there is solid volume to the sleek, intense and tautly muscular middle weight flavors that also conclude in a dusty and balanced finale where a touch of youthful austerity slowly emerges. (Drink starting 2030) (Original score: 90-92 points)

92 points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy
A pale ruby. There is not a great deal on the nose, but a fine and fragrant alpine strawberry pinot on the palate, a little more length and nuance than the village Monthelie and certainly more persistence. A wine that needs a moment to grow on you. (Original score: 90-92 points)