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Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne 2007 is a Grand Cru Burgundy white wine from the Corton-Charlemagne appellation of the Côte de Beaune. Domaine Henri Boillot is both a wine estate and a négociant based in Meursault. The domaine was established by Henri Boillot in 2005, although the Boillot family has a long history in winemaking that stretches back several generations. On the 2007 Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne. "This wine is like a complex and graceful ballet between groups of dancers marked `fruit,` `mineral,` `floral,` and `animal.` These players include pear, apricot, and lime; chalk, white pepper, salt crustacean shell reduction, chicken broth, and a carpet of flowers. in short, the usual suspects. And here, too, we have soothing and seductive creaminess combined with refreshment, transparency to nuance, and electric energy (even though soothing seduction is not usually delivered by youthful Corton Charlemagne). This possesses all of these features, but to an exceptional degree, as well as a sense of purity and lift somehow perfectly compatible with detonative finishing intensity." Wine Advocate, 2009
Aromas of lemon, lime, mint and crushed stone. Boasts pure cut for all its subtle sweetness, conveying an almost salty quality to the penetrating flavors of citrus fruits, crushed stone and white truffle. A bitterness of quality is the way Boillot described this wine's almost aggressive finishing grip. But there's also an extraordinary whiplash of flavor on the aftertaste, and no lack of fruit sweetness. Still, I give the edge to the Chevalier today.Stephen Tanzer1st September 2009
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Henri Boillot
Father and Son
In some ways, Henri Boillot has one foot in the past and one in the present. His family domaine, which he manages with his son Guillaume, has a history dating back to the 1880s, but the wines produced from their Meursault-based winery are undeniably modern, approachable and ranked among some of the very best in the region. Alongside operating a highly successful négociant business, the Boillot family own around 14 hectares of vineyards in the Côte de Beaune including a Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru monopole in the form of Clos de la Mouchère.
The winery don't shy away from the use of new oak and any overtly woody character is generally well balanced by ripe fruit. The Chardonnays range from citrus driven and fresher at the villages level all the way to ripe, tropical and creamy at the Grand Cru level. The reds are lighter and more elegant than they used to be with Henri's son Guillaume preferring a less extracted style of Pinot Noir.
