2015 Chambertin
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Tasting notes
Dark red with ruby tones. Cooler and more medicinal on the nose than the Clos de Bèze, showing a eucalyptus note to the black cherry and boysenberry aromas. Then densely packed, highly concentrated and fine-grained, enlivened by savory crushed-stone minerality. Shows the thickness and power of Chambertin but no excess weight. (Still, Guillaume Boillot prefers the Clos de Bèze today for its delicacy, noting that both wines received the same 100% new oak and full destemming, "so the only difference is terroir .") A bit clenched on the finish, showing firm, building tannins.
Critic scores
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.