2011 Paul-Henri Thillardon Chenas Les Boccards

A young grower who came to my attention via Fabien Duperray of Gilles Desjourneys, and whom I’m told plies his organic viticulture regimen with a horse plow, Paul-Henri Thillardon advertises having bottled his 2011 Chenas Les Boccards without filtration and has certainly captured vividly sappy, tart-edged, brightly juicy red currant and black raspberry that persist with admirably long and subtly bittersweet length. Iris-like floral notes in the nose as well as inner-mouth add intrigue and allure to this texturally and otherwise polished performance that should be replicable at least through 2016. No known U.S. importer.