Lot presentation

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Henri Boillot (Domaine) 2010

The wine

The 57 ares of the Les Pucelles plot are harvested by hand. After that, the harvest is stringently selected, followed by a prolonged 16-month élevage in large barrels, without stirring, to preserve the wine's crystalline purity. The very pure nose, with its piercing white flower and citrus fruit aromas, is a perfect example of the typical character of the wines of Puligny. The lively, precise palate impresses thanks to its minerality, dense and subtle appearance and remarkably mellow spices; the wine continues into a masterfully persistent, clean finish.

About the Producer Henri Boillot

Domaine Henri Boillot, in Mersault, has become, amongst others, a specialty of Puligny-Montrachet. For several generations (since 1885 precisely), in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune, this discreet but renowned 19-hectare estate, well known by connoisseurs, has vinified and matured a remarkable palette of prestigious wines on the largest terroirs. Its classy, vigorous and masterfully harmonious grand crus of the Côte de Beaune have particularly established its reputation. Seven hectares of white wine is distributed among the Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru (Les Perrières, Les Pucelles, Clos de La Mouchère), Meursault Premier Cru Les Genevrières and Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru Les Vergelesses. Today, it is the son Guillaume who has taken over the reins of the family vineyard, and in 1996 he added a trading business, exclusively for whites, and in which each premier cru or grand cru is produced by a single supplier in order to preserve the authenticity of the terroir. The whites, generally early, improve superbly over four to five years. This is thanks to the rigorous and constant ploughing of the vines in a sustainable manner (8 to 10 times a year), as well as the fact that no herbicides are used, yields are limited (40hl / ha on average) and harvesting is manual and conducted as late as possible. Note that in 2005 the estate unified its name when Henri Boillot bought out Jean Boillot.