Corton Charlemagne Henri Boillot 2012

Corton Charlemagne Henri Boillot 2012

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  • Vinous rating 94
  • Robert Parker rating 91
Corton Charlemagne Henri Boillot 2012
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75 cl

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£419.00
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Domaine Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne 2012 is a Burgundy white wine from the Grand Cru of Corton-Charlemagne on the hill of Corton in the Côte de Beaune. Fifth-generation winemaker Jean Boillot is one of the most exciting emerging talents in Burgundy, a winemaker whose diligent work in the vineyards (both his family`s and those he manages for negociant label) and the cellar yields wines of extraordinary purity, depth and terroir transparency. "This is aromatically restrained to the point of being almost mute and only grudgingly displays notes of citrus peel, green apple, white flowers and wet stone. There is excellent verve and intensity to the detailed and mineral-inflected broad-shouldered flavours that culminate in a focused, complex and powerfully long finish that is markedly austere and saline. This superbly long effort will need plenty of time to unwind as it`s presently very, very tight but it should handsomely repay extended cellaring." Burghound, 2014
94 Vinous
Pure aromas of lime, linden blossom, crushed stone and spearmint. Plush and fine-grained but also quite penetrating, offering lovely lift to the concentrated lemon, lime and stone flavors. Very young but already quite suave, this round, rich wine finishes very long, with a youthful metallic minerality. Boillot told me that this was his only chardonnay parcel untouched by hail in 2012--and the only one affected by hail in 2013.Stephen Tanzer1st September 2014

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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.

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