It is with great sadness and emotion that I am writing these few lines summarising my 35 years of winemaking; unfortunately, 2020 will be my finalcreation and my last vintage. Ending on a 2020 vintage is rather amusing, but for me a feeling of melancholy dominates.
We must give way to the future generation; my son Guillaume, who has been in charge of the red wine vinification s...
Henri Boillot is the fifth generation winemaker of the Boillot family. His son Guillaume joined the domaine few years ago. The domain was established by Henri Boillot's grandfather at the beginning of the twentieth century. 'The Boillot family began to make wine in the early 1900s. My grandfather, Henri, was the first to exploit the vines that belonged to the family; then my father, Jean, went on to expand the domain.'
In 2005 Henri rejoin...
The current range includes Meursault 1er Crus from the village's top vineyards, Charmes and Perrières - the latter sitting above the former on the southern flank of the famous southeast-facing slope, closest to Puligny-Montrachet. There is also a tiny quantity of Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, from the vineyard just above Le Montrachet itself.
Generally speaking, the soil of the Côte de Beaune is limestone and clay. Top vineyards such as M...
We interfere with the growing process as little as possible, and only a select few are permitted access to the vines. We established this philosophy of non-intervention as early as the 1990s, making the domain a forerunner in a practice that has since become widespread.
Above all else, the domain strives to capture the quality and diversity of its vineyards. The soil of Burgundy produces exceptionally fine, pure wines. It is essential to re...
Henri Boillot has inherited the prestigious Domaine Jean Boillot from his father, giving him 14 hectares of prime vineyard sites in Volnay and Puligny-Montrachet (see separate factsheet). But his desire to explore the potential of a wider range of terroirs has led him to create the Maison Henri Boillot. This is another example of the new phenomenon of 'super-négociants' - top winemakers who source small parcels of the best grapes, and use thei...
“These wines showed vibrancy, excellent acidity, genuine vineyard character, and they tasted damn good too! …In every case, the Boillot wines served as excellent representatives of the fundamental character one has come to expect from these vineyards.”
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