En Primeur | Domaine Louis Boillot

2022 sees Louis’s 28 year old son Clément firmly in charge of the domaine, having taken over from his father Louis, along with Domaine Barthod, his mother’s estate in Chambolle Musigny, 3 years ago. He continues the Domaine philosophy of destalking all the fruit, followed by a light cool maceration in advance of the fermentations, very much focusing on the primary fruit characters in his wines.

Vintage
 

2022 Gevrey Chambertin Louis Boillot

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  • Goedhuis, December 2023

    This is a fine cuvée made from eight different parcels of Gevrey Chambertin that the domaine owns in the village. If tasted blind I am sure it would be placed in the Premier Cru category: it has everything. Layered dark hedgerow fruit with savoury notes, wild and gamey, with bags of personality, it fills the palate with depth and density. The memory of tasting it lasts for a very long time. Excellent.

  • Neal Martin, November 2023, Score: 88-90

    The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a perfumed and floral bouquet with pressed white flowers percolating through the red berry fruit, though it needs more precision. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. It’s not a powerhouse Gevrey, but it is well-balanced with a transparent and appealing finish. Drink 2026 - 2036. 89 - 90 points. Neal Martin.

  • Burghound, January 2024, Score: 89-91

    Exclusively from old vines of an indeterminate age located in 8 different lieux-dits, the largest of which is Le Fourneau. Moderate reduction renders the nose tough to assess today. Otherwise there is a good freshness and tension to the solidly concentrated and delineated mediuum-bodied flavours that exude a more subtle minerality on the firmly austere but not really rustic finale. Good stuff and worth checking out plus it will age. Drinking: 2030+

  • Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 88-90

    A pretty mid ruby purple. The nose also is stylish with lighter red berries, some strawberry, no obvious effect of hail. Though there is plenty of fruit, it comes across as softer and a little low in acidity. Ready soon. Drink from 2027-2032.

2022 Chambolle Musigny Louis Boillot

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  • Goedhuis, December 2023

    From three separate parcels of vines within Chambolle, this wine is so inviting on the palate. Vibrant fresh red berry fruit purity encapsulates the advantages of their early picking. The tannins give a very complete linear tension, with a juicy sweetness on the finish.

  • Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 88-90

    The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Village is a slightly different blend after a plot exchange with Felettig, so this comes from Beaux Bruns and Combottes. The focused bouquet is initially understated, opening nicely with sous-bois and orange rind aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip on the entry. Classic and "cool" in style, you'd imagine this comes from a less warm growing season. It will give a decade's worth of drinking happiness. Drinking Window: 2026-2036.

  • Burghound, January 2024, Score: 89-92

    Elegant, airy and very pretty aromas include those of red cherry, raspberry and lovely floral hints. The lilting, refined and utterly delicious middleweight flavours possess the classic lace and grace mouthfeel while delivering fine length on the mineral-driven and youthfully austere finale. This is an excellent Chambolle villages. Drinking 2028+.

  • Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 90-92

    Derriere le Four has been swapped in favour of some Aux Combottes, combined with Chardennes and Beaux Bruns as before. A lively pink crimson, with a very pretty perfumed floral nose that has recently shed a reductive character. Pretty red fruits alongside, with a nice mix of oak, fruit and just enough acidity to finish. Drink from 2028-2033.

2022 Gevrey Chambertin Les Evocelles Louis Boillot

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  • Goedhuis, December 2023

    This vineyard is tucked away in the very farthest northwest part of Gevrey and enjoys the cooling influence of its 350m elevation, which has helped to produce a very dynamic wine in 2022. Shining crimson colour, this is a very stylish wine, almost in a Chambolle mould, with ample volume and silky rounded tannins. A great lift of freshness on the finish gives both life and charm. Lovely.

  • Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 87-89

    The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles, which was impacted by hail in this vintage and the previous one. It reflects that on the nose, which is not fatigued but doesn't convey the same sense of energy as other cuvées. The palate is what you might call a bit "bony," i.e., it needs a little more flesh on the finish. It's not bad, but a Premier Cru needs some recovery time. Drinking Window: 2026-2035.

  • Burghound, January 2024, Score: 88-91

    From the Brochon side. An ultra fresh nose freely reveals its airy and distinctly cool aromas of red currant and forest floor. The middleweight flavours aren't as dense but they're finer with excellent precision on the dusty, compact and youthfully austere finale that needs to develop more depth. Drinking 2029+.

  • Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 90-92

    Frost and hail in 2021, hailed again in 2022, so a much smaller crop here. A pure if lighter pink to ruby colour, with an engaging if not super concentrated fruit, on the nose and in the mouth. Lively acidity makes a fine backdrop and the fresh cherry and raspberry fruit has fine persistence. Drink from 2028-2034.

2022 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champonnets Louis Boillot

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  • Goedhuis, December 2023

    Champonnets is superbly positioned between the lower slopes of the Combe St Jacques and the heartland of Gevrey’s Grands Crus vineyards. Bright scarlet colour, an abundance of red fruits, cherry, raspberry and fresh currants. It has the domaine’s vintage character this year of velvet like tannins, crystalline fruit flavours, mouth-watering and fresh on the finish.

  • Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 91-93

    The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Champonnets 1er Cru has much more fruit intensity than the Evocelles: Morello cherries, wild strawberries and touches of rooibos. Lovely. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins. Elegant and tensile. A heartwarming sense of sapidity and sensuality on the finish draws you back for another sip. This is very promising. Drinking Window: 2026-2043.

  • Burghound, January 2024, Score: 90-93

    A riper and distinctly Gevrey nose of forest floor, the sauvage and poached plum displays plenty of earth character. There is notably more power, weight and muscular if notably less finesse to the bigger-bodied flavours that terminate in a robust but not hard finish that exhibits very fine length. This is quite promising though it's also definitely a wine that will require extended keeping. Drinking 2032+.

  • Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 90-93

    Badly hailed and on 161/49 rootstock so will need to be pulled out soon. A fresh ruby colour with some depth. Lifted bright full raspberry, then cherry behind, just a slightly drier finish, Plenty of bottom to this but not quite together at the moment. Drink from 2029-2035.

2022 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champonnets Louis Boillot

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  • Goedhuis, December 2023

    Champonnets is superbly positioned between the lower slopes of the Combe St Jacques and the heartland of Gevrey’s Grands Crus vineyards. Bright scarlet colour, an abundance of red fruits, cherry, raspberry and fresh currants. It has the domaine’s vintage character this year of velvet like tannins, crystalline fruit flavours, mouth-watering and fresh on the finish.

  • Neal Martin, January 2024, Score: 91-93

    The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Champonnets 1er Cru has much more fruit intensity than the Evocelles: Morello cherries, wild strawberries and touches of rooibos. Lovely. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins. Elegant and tensile. A heartwarming sense of sapidity and sensuality on the finish draws you back for another sip. This is very promising. Drinking Window: 2026-2043.

  • Burghound, January 2024, Score: 90-93

    A riper and distinctly Gevrey nose of forest floor, the sauvage and poached plum displays plenty of earth character. There is notably more power, weight and muscular if notably less finesse to the bigger-bodied flavours that terminate in a robust but not hard finish that exhibits very fine length. This is quite promising though it's also definitely a wine that will require extended keeping. Drinking 2032+.

  • Jasper Morris MW, November 2023, Score: 90-93

    Badly hailed and on 161/49 rootstock so will need to be pulled out soon. A fresh ruby colour with some depth. Lifted bright full raspberry, then cherry behind, just a slightly drier finish, Plenty of bottom to this but not quite together at the moment. Drink from 2029-2035.

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