The Maladiere climat is located mid-slope, between 300 and 320 metres altitude, with the domaine's 5ha of vines including some vines older than 50 years. The mix of browner, clay based soils on the western side and the higher limestone content in the east results in well-structured and appealing wines with complex aromas from long oak ageing.
Deep and seamless, the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles mingles aromas of cherry and berry fruit with hints of rose petals, orange rind, sweet spices and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, suave and velvety, with terrific concentration, fine ta...
A similar aromatic profile to the Clos de la Servoisine adds a touch of poached plum to the blend. On the palate, the medium-bodied flavors are even more refined with a prominent bead of minerality adding a sense of lift to the youthfully austere, compact...
The 2022 Volnay Les Chevrets 1er Cru is a classic Boillot wine. It bursts from the glass with racy red/purplish fruit. Lavender, rose petal, cinnamon and new leather are all beautifully delineated. There’s a touch of new oak, but it suits the style here q...
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru has another expressive, quite marine-influenced bouquet with brambly red fruit, leather and tobacco scents that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, lightly spice...
An elegant, airy and cool nose exhibits wafting aromas of cool essence of floral and red cherry. Here too there is a lovely sense of underlying tension and minerality to the firmly austere, lingering and classy finish.
Rich deep purple, with the mildest graphite reduction, no problem here and the fruit surmounts. Indeed what comes up from below is first class. Very svelte, no sign of the heat, tiny berries, says Bruno, with a crisp finish and impeccable length