2004 Chevalier Montrachet
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(still some malic acidity remaining) Pale yellow. Apple, spices, minerals and menthol on the nose. Sweet and highly concentrated, with a ripe peach and spice entry quickly giving way to explosive but rather bracing minerality. Taut and precise wine, completely different in style from the fatter Batard. Finishes extremely long, stony and firm. (Boillot's Montrachet was in full malo and was impossible to assess.)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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This is gorgeously pure and incredibly focused aromatically with an incredible breadth of aromas, from white flower to ripe orchard fruits nuanced by a panoply of spice notes. The unbelievably intense flavors are deep and strikingly transparent yet the level of dry extract this enjoys is nothing short of remarkable. The crystalline finish doesn't just end but rather its ends with one complex wave after another and the sense of energy and drive here is palpable. Flat out terrific. Jul 2006, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2012+
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.