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2015 began as in previous years with a non-existent winter. A mild January and humid February, both with very short days and below-zero temperatures. We had a dry and warm spring with such high temperatures that flowering started a month earlier than usual. We saw a very quick blossoming of the vines at the end of May, which added to the strain of waiting for the now-dreaded month of June. But this year it was drought that hit the vineyards, a...
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The Story
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 reveal the delicate balance of minerals, clays, limestones and other elements, which makes each wine so unique.
Henri is the fifth generation of the branch of the Boillot family. His son Guillaume joined the domaine few years ago. In 2005 Henri Boillot bought out the share...
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Henri Boillot continues to make stunning wines from his négociant operation and he has arguably become the finest pure négoce specializing in white burgundy today; yes there are other very fine négociants but the huge majority of them are really domaines hidden inside a "Maison" facade that buy in fruit or must to supplement their proprietary wines,
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Vintage 2015
The 2015 Harvest by Clive Coates MW
The bad news is Chablis. In the early hours of Tuesday 1st September a severe storm hit the Chablis area. From Irancy up to the grands crus of Blanchots and Les Clos a swathe of hail – some hailstones as large as golf balls – has affected some 100 hectares of the vineyard. In all 97 mm of rain fell in six hours. The weather then cleared, threatening rot, and most growers rushed out to harvest before it wa...
