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Here’s another elegant young red Burgundy that won’t fade in a carafe, so don’t hesitate to decant it if you like, and be sure to use a good large glass. This wonderful Côte de Nuits Pinot Noir has a saturated dark crimson red color, which cools to bright fuchsia just at the edge. Fresh aromas of red and black fruit, including red raspberries, candied black cherries, and sun-warmed Damson plums, along with fresh white tobacco, faded peonies, and sage move in and out of the foreground as the nose evolves in the glass. On the palate, the wine is generous and vibrant, with engaging, mineral-saturated flavors that echo the nose, adding medium weight flavors of white cherries, fresh sweet herbs, and cardamom. The wine grows more voluminous with time, remaining nimble, layered, and nuanced through its long, refreshing, very elegant finish.
About this wine producer: Louis Boillot’s seven-hectare estate is half of the original Domaine Lucien Boillot of Gevrey-Chambertin. In 2002, the domaine was split equally between Louis and his brother Pierre, who continues operations at Domaine Lucien Boillot. But in 2003, shortly after their father’s retirement, Louis left the winery in Gevrey, and with his wife, Ghislaine Barthod, a famous and highly respected winegrower in her own right, purchased a lovely old house with a perfect, functional cellar in Chambolle-Musigny. Today, Ghislaine Barthod and Louis Boillot make their wines side by side in the same cellar. Both have unusually old vines; Ghislaine’s vineyards all in Chambolle-Musigny, and Louis’ in eight communes stretching the entire length of the Côte, from Fixin through Gevrey-Chambertin, all the way south to Volnay. Their son Clément will one day inherit a combined domaine that will be one of the greatest in all of Burgundy.
$75.00