Wine Advocate:

"The 2023 Volnay Clos de la Cave is the finest rendition of this cuvée that I can remember tasting chez Bouley, perhaps because this year production was big enough that he was able not to include the 1996-planted clones in the cuvée. Wafting from the glass with a perfumed bouquet of rose petals, incense, spices and raspberries, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and layered, with beautifully polished tannins and a long, aromatic finish.

Walk through the vineyards of the Côte de Beaune, and Thomas Bouley’s eight hectares of vines are easy to spot. Their unusually high, evenly spaced canopies are hedged high and late (after bunch closure), casting dappled shade over supple, aerated soils that are often covered with a delicate carpet of grass and weeds. At harvest, his yields are moderate, and clusters are invariably open and healthy. Vineyards don’t look like this by accident, and it’s both Bouley’s results and the indefatigable work ethic that lies behind them that have won him the near-universal admiration of other growers along the Côte d’Or."