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Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot
In the world of wine production, there are many colourful individuals, and it is always exciting to discover innovative wines which will reflect a market that is constantly changing. There is also comfort in recognising that a number of great wine growers who are capable of producing wines of wonderful quality, year in year out. A man who has a foot in both of these camps is Jean-Marc Boillot, who has beautiful vineyard sites in the Cote de Beaune.
He knows his vineyards like the back of his hand, and is now being ably assisted by his daughter Lydie and son Benjamin, who are displaying the talent inherited from him.
Puligny-Montrachet 2006
In contrast with Boillot's single-vineyard village Meursault, his 2006 Puligny-Montrachet originates in nine diverse locations. Lime, grapefruit, vanilla, and liquorice in the nose leads to a juicy, generously juicy yet quite dense palate, tinged with candied citrus rind and liquorice, and finishes with chalky minerality and just a hint of drying, overt woodiness. The excellent 2005 and 2004 are both more savory and mineral, with the older of these having the edge in brightness, complexity, and length.
88/100 erobertparker.com / Wine Advocate # 180 Dec 2008
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Champs Canet’ 2006
The Boillot 2006 Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet represents a jump in concentration and complexity over the wines that preceded it in this collection. Lime, orange zest, lanolin, white peach and chalk dust in the nose lead to a vividly juicy, dynamic palate presence featuring an entertaining interplay of citrus, mineral, nut, and pit fruit elements. Creamy in texture yet refreshingly bright and long-finishing, this runs rings around the corresponding Refert, calling attention to the latter's static, heavier nature
91/100 erobertparker.com / Wine Advocate # 180 Dec 2008
Volnay 1er Cru ‘les Pitures’ 2005
Good deep ruby-red. Wild raspberry, mint and smoke on the nose. Supple, sweet and solid; less open than the Saucilles but there's plenty of material here. The tannins arrive late and saturate the tongue.
89-91/100 Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
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| Jean-Marc Boillot 12 Bottle Case |
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| 30% off RRP, Saving you £180.50 Contains Four bottles each of: - Puligny-Montrachet 2006 (White), - Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Champs Canet' 2006 (White), - Volnay 1er Cru 'les Pitures' 2005 (Red) |
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| Jean-Marc Boillot 6 Bottle Case |
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| 30% off RRP, Saving you £90.25 Contains Two bottles each of: - Puligny-Montrachet 2006 (White), - Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Champs Canet' 2006 (White), - Volnay 1er Cru 'les Pitures' 2005 (Red) |
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| 2006 Meursault 1er Cru "Champs Canet" Boillot |
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| Full of rich tropical fruit, soft, ripe, and pure, with floral overtones on the nose, whilst the palate displays low acid, fleshy tropical fruit and a racy finish. | Qty | |
| 2005 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Champ Canet", Jean-Marc Boillot |
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| Now producing wine from land formerly leased to Domaine Sauzet, Jean-Marc Boillot has become a superstar of Puligny-Montrachet. Having worked at Domaine Henri Boillot and negocient Oliver Laflaive Jean Marc set up on his own in the late 1980s. Using only organic fertilizers and biological insecticides his wines are extremely pure, complex and rich. Puligny-Montrachet is full of rich tropical fruit, soft, ripe, and pure, with floral overtones on the nose, whilst the palate displays low acid, fleshy tropical fruit and a racy finish. | Qty | |
| 2004 Volnay 1er Cru "Pitures", Boillot |
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| This is also mildly rustic but with better complexity to the earthy and deeply pitched red berry fruit aromas that precede the minerally, intense and dusty flavors that possess a mouth coating texture on the solidly persistent finish. | Qty | |
| 2005 Puligny-Montrachet, Jean-Marc Boillot |
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| Classic, pure Puligny from a domaine that seems to be getting better with each vintage. Superb wine made by a perfectionist. | Qty | |
| 2004 Puligny-Montrachet, Jean-Marc Boillot |
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| Classic, pure Puligny from a domaine that seems to be getting better with each vintage. Superb wine made by a perfectionist. | Qty | |
| 2006 Puligny-Montrachet, Jean-Marc Boillot |
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| Classic, pure Puligny from a domaine that seems to be getting better with each vintage. Superb wine made by a perfectionist. | Qty | |
| 2006 Volnay 1er Cru "Ronceret" Boillot |
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| Jean-Marc Boillot is a grandson of Etienne Sauzet, and was previously winemaker for Olivier Leflaive. With that mixture of winemaking pedigree and experience it comes as no surprise that Jean-Marc Boillot makes sensational wines. | Qty | |
| 2002 Puligny-Montrachet, Boillot |
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| Using only organic fertilizers and biological insecticides Boillot wines are extremely pure, complex and rich. This one is full of rich tropical fruit, soft, ripe, and pure, with floral overtones on the nose, whilst the palate displays low acid, fleshy tropical fruit and a racy finish | Qty | |
| 2003 Puligny Montrachet, Boillot |
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| Now producing wine from land formerly leased to Domaine Sauzet, Jean-Marc Boillot has become a superstar of Puligny-Montrachet. Having worked at Domaine Henri Boillot and negocient Oliver Laflaive Jean Marc set up on his own in the late 1980s. Using only organic fertilizers and biological insecticides his wines are extremely pure, complex and rich. Puligny-Montrachet is full of rich tropical fruit, soft, ripe, and pure, with floral overtones on the nose, whilst the palate displays low acid, fleshy tropical fruit and a racy finish. | Qty | |
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