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Henri Boillot
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Henri Boillot
As a fifth-generation vigneron, Henri Boillot began his education at a young age at his family’s winery. After taking some time off to open his own mini- négociant house, he was able to return “home” to take over the family estate, and one of the most well-known, in all of Burgundy. Although Henri does not own the vineyards in which the grapes are harvested from, he farms them as precisely as if they were his own. Some of his wines include several Premier Crus from Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Volnay, and Savigny-les-Beaune. Henri’s family established themselves in Burgundy in 1885, and recently the addition of his son, Guillaume, to the family business has demonstrated that the family love affair with grapes is not dissipating any time soon.
Tasting Notes
- WA94–96
- This flight of 2011s comes to a close with the 2011 Corton-Charlemagne, a cool, introspective and powerful wine. Layers of bright citrus, mint and crushed rocks fill out the wine’s big, broad-shouldered frame nicely. The intense, tight finish suggests the Corton-Charlemagne is going to require a measure of patience. Anticipated maturity: 2014+. Range: 94-96
- BH95
- As with several wines in the range there is an intense note of mineral reduction along with green apple, pear and spiced herbal tea scents. There is extraordinary size, weight and intensity to the astonishingly concentrated and overtly muscular flavors that coat the palate with dry extract before culminating in a stunningly persistent finish. This is one big and powerful wine yet once again there is absolutely no trace of heaviness. It's relatively rare to have a Corton-Charlemagne that can rival a first-rate Montrachet but here is one such example.
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