Montagny 1er Cru Jean-Marc Boillot 2010

Based in Pommard, Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot was founded in 1985. Jean-Marc Boillot began his career at Domaine Olivier Leflaive before establishing his own estate. Today, he is gradually handing over the reins to his daughter Lydie, his son-in-law and his son Benjamin. The vineyard extends across 11 hectares, spanning the appellations of Meursault, Pommard, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Beaune, Rully, Montagny and Volnay. The estate also purchases grapes to complement its own production. Jean-Marc Boillot also owns two estates in the Languedoc, Les Roques and Les Truffières, which are chiefly devoted to the production of rosé.

This Montagny premier cru is the conclusion of a typical, Beaune savoir-faire and a Mâcon terroir. The Chardonnay used to make it enjoys sustainable growing in chalk- and clay-rich soil. Methods incluse ploughing to encourage the roots to push deep, healthy competition between the plants, controlled yields, and harvests by hand in small cases.
In the cellar, the domain does a gentle, pneumatic pressing of whole bunches once the harvest is collected. The juice undergoes both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation. Finally, the wine is matured for 11 months in oak casks with around 25-30% new wood. It is bottled without fining or filtering.
In the glass we discover a rich and beautifully mineral wine. Notes of white fruit and white flowers are enrobed in indulgent hints of baking, butter, almond, and hazelnut.
We recommend keeping this wine in the cellar for a few years before serving it with noble dishes in sauce.