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| | “As I wrote last year, while [Louis] Boillot is an experienced vigneron, his first solo vintage for his own label was 2003, and perhaps that's why this address still flies under the radar. Or perhaps it's because he — like his partner Ghislaine Barthod — lacks a ‘collectible’ grand cru to incite speculation. But with excellent old-vine holdings in top appellations, deft winemaking, and a classical aesthetic, readers should take note. Plowed vineyards, destemmed grapes, classical cuvaisons and élevage in a moderate percentage of new barrels are the rudiments of the approach …. All these wines are exquisitely balanced ...”
William Kelley, Wine Advocate |
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BOURGOGNE ROUGE 2020
“The 2020 Bourgogne rouge from Domaine Boillot is an excellent example. The nose is pure and beautifully red fruity in personality, offering up scents of red and black cherries, woodsmoke, dark chocolate and a fine base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is bright, fullish and nicely soil-driven in personality, with a good core, just a touch of tannin and a long, tangy finish. Good juice.”
John Gilman, View From The Cellar
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LOUIS BOILLOT
VOLNAY LES GRANDS POISOTS 2020
“Aromas of sweet berries, cherries and plums, mingled with hints of violets and peonies, introduce the 2020 Volnay Les Grands Poisots, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine that's bright, supple and elegant, with lively acids and a saline finish.”
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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LOUIS BOILLOT
VOLNAY 1ER CRU LES ANGLES 2020
“Aromas of cherries, blackberries, rose petals, orange and spices introduce the 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Les Angles, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine that's supple and lively, with fine tannins and bright acids.”
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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LOUIS BOILLOT
POMMARD 1ER CRU LES FREMIERS 2020
“From 60+ year old vines. Ripe, very fresh and restrained aromas that are composed mostly of red berries and warm earth though there are background nuances of humus and floral wisps. The cool, pure and equally restrained middle weight flavors possess very good volume and mid-palate density before concluding in a dusty, youthfully austere and firmly structured finale.”
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Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
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LOUIS BOILLOT
GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 1ER CRU CHAMPONNET 2020
“…Very elegant on the nose with rose petal infused red fruit that gains intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, quite saline, lovely build in the mouth towards a precise and persistent finish. Excellent.”
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Neal Martin, Vinous
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| | “I again met with the young Clément Boillot, who is the son of Ghislaine Barthod and Louis Boillot. Clément is slowly taking over both Domaines, and while his parents remain very much involved, it's clear he is the future. Though Ghislaine did drop in to say hello and helpfully added a few details, the tasting was conducted by the younger Boillot, who noted that 2020 ‘started and ended very early as it was hot and very dry almost without exception from April to August. Thankfully we have a lot of very old vines with well developed root systems such that we didn't have too many vines shutting down due to water stress. With that said, the younger vines did suffer and some even lost their leaves prematurely and particularly those where soil depth is limited. As such, establishing the ideal start of the harvest was a bit of a compromise, as you definitely don't want to start too early, but almost worse is picking too late. Trying to figure out this date when pickers have to be notified well in advance was problematic. In the end, we chose to begin on the 18th of August and picked as quickly as we could. Yields weren't great, though they weren't terrible either at around 27 hl/ha with potential alcohols that ranged from 13 to 14%. Even so, yields were variable because in Fuées, for example, they were only 12 hl/ha. We chose to vinify extremely softly as we only did one punch down followed by pump-overs, as the skins were so thick it would have been very easy to over-extract. I really like the style of the 2020s as they have better acidities than the 2019s with slightly better densities’ …. Boillot simply added that ‘our vineyard of Pruliers did suffer some hail damage on the 1st of August that cost us some yield but otherwise, 2020 gave us excellent raw materials to vinify.’”
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com |
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