2005 Charmes Chambertin
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Tasting notes
Good ruby-red color. Wild aromas of black cherry, spice, meat and mint; less exuberant today than the Clos Vougeot. Big, rich and broad but a bit youthfully monolithic; a black hole of a wine today, but with some minerality lurking in the background. This is impressive for its volume and thickness but represents a different style of vinification from Boillot's domain offerings. Here he did more frequent pigeages, then kept the temperature of the must at 32oC for another four days after the end of the fermentation.
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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.