Our container is arriving very shortly and on it are the fabulous whites of Henri Boillot. This is a special pre-arrival offering. Quantities are limited to a few cases of each wine.

"Henri Boillot continues to make stunning wines from his négociant operations and he has arguably become the finest pure négoce specializing in white burgundy today; yes there are other very fine négociants but the huge majority of them are really domaines hidden inside a "maison" facade that buy in fruit or must to supplement their proprietary wines... Boillot notes that he treats the Maison wines exactly the same as those of the Domaine." -Allen Meadows, Burghound

"Henri Boillot decided a few years ago that he wanted to dedicate himself to the production of fine wines. Since then he has gone from strength to strength, sparing no expense, obsessing over every detail, fashioning magnificent wines....Thanks to the superhuman efforts of Henri Boillot, Domaine Jean Boillot should now be counted among the finest producers in the Cote de Beaune for both reds and whites." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

These are some of the most beautiful white wines you can put in your glass. Henri Boillot puts his heart and his money into every vintage. I had a 2002 the other night with friends and to a man they were euphoric. When you imagine the most fabulous glass of white Burgundy, you are really imagining a glass of Henri Boillot. But, who wants an imaginary Boillot, put some for real in your glass.

I have included all the available Tanzer reviews and added some of Henri's comments about his wines which follow Tanzer's. Needless to say, I have very small quantities of all the Boillot wines and they will go quickly.

2008 Batard Montrachet$2268 per 6 bottle case ($375) Very Limited
"Raised in new oak for 15 months. Only 138 cases made. On the nose vanilla, minerals, lemon, grapefruit, powerful nose. In the mouth, fresh, perfect acidity, wonderful length, full-flavored, grand precision, dense, deep, powerful, very masculine and great balance." Henri Boillot

2008 Domaine Jean Boillot/Maison Henri Boillot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru - 92- 95$1800 ($150) per 6 bottle wood case
"Pale color. Soil-driven aromas of nut oil, nutmeg and crushed stone. Wonderfully silky and ripe but at the same time quite backward and classically dry, with a powerful vanilla-and-spice character and the structure of a red wine. This impressively tactile wine is from grapes picked between October 5 and 10, all in Aloxe-Corton." Tanzer

2008 Domaine Jean Boillot/Maison Henri Boillot Puligny Montrachet Clos de la Mouchere Rated 93-95 $1199 per case ($99.99)
"(Domaine Jean Boillot wine; Hazy appearance. Wonderfully complex, musky aromas of clove, citrus zest, truffle and flinty minerality. Smoky and opulent in the mouth, with the silky texture and sheer intensity of a grand cru. At once velvety and utterly vibrant, this superconcentrated wine (the yield was barely 30 hectoliters per hectare, according to Boillot) leaves the palate quivering. (Incidentally, the Pucelles, which combines the highest natural alcohol of Boillot's domain 2008s with very high acidity, was similarly incisive and palate-staining but may need longer to come into harmony. It was still in the middle of its malo.)" Tanzer

"80% new oak. Citrus, minerals, red grapefruits. The mouth feel is very fresh, precise, very perfumed, fat with great length." -Henri Boillot

2008 Domaine Jean Boillot/Maison Henri Boillot Meursault Charmes - Rated 91-94 $1057 per 12 bottle case ($87.99)
"Musky, highly complex aromas of lemon, lime and hazelnut. Sweet on entry, then impressively tensile in the middle palate, offering superb intensity to its citrus, spice and mineral flavors. This tactile, penetrating wine builds impressively toward the back end and finishes with outstanding lift and persistence. Rigorous, almost painful, wine, but wonderfully rich for chardonnay with barely 13% alcohol. These vines are in the upper portion of Charmes, next to the top of Puligny-Montrachet Combettes." -Tanzer

"On the nose, there are red grapefruits, citrus, with a hint of vanilla. The mouth feel is full-flavored, fat and buttery with some minerality, beautiful fresh level of acidity." -Henri Boillot

2008 St Romain $479 per case ($39.99)
"Only 124 cases made. White flowers on the nose interspersed with vanilla soaked grapefruit. Beautiful freshness in the mouth, pure, persistent with great minerality." -Henri Boillot

2008 St Aubin S499 ($41.99) "25% new oak. White flowers and menthol on the nose with some flinty, smoky minerality. In the mouth, there is freshness, fatness, great balance, great purity." -Henri Boillot

2008 Puligny Montrachet les Perrieres$1140 ($95)
"70% new oak. White flowers in the nose, fresh, citrusy, spicy. The mouth feel is elegant, precise, balanced with great minerality and fatness. Great length." -Henri Boillot

2008 Bourgogne Blanc$350 per case ($29)
"50% of this Bourgogne Blanc comes from the village of Meursault. 25% comes from the village of St Romain and 25% comes from the village of Auxey Duresses which makes it a highly pedigreed Bourgogne Blanc. On the nose is spicy minerality with citrus notes. In the mouth there is wonderful freshness with fine and pure mineral tastes." -Henri Boillot

2008 Puligny Montrachet$732 per case ($61)
"This wine comes from three different lieus dits: Les Enseigneres, Les Charmes and Les Houllieres. There are pears, vanilla, and spice on the nose. In the mouth beautiful acidity, full-flavored with spicy minerals, very good length, great balance, and fat." -Henri Boillot

2008 Domaine Jean Boillot/Maison Henri Boillot Meursault Genevrieres - 90-93 $1140 per case ($95)
"(domain wine) Palish yellow. Less pristine and more exotic on the nose than the Charmes, hinting at honey, resin and orange peel. Then sweet, spicy and aromatic in the mouth, with very good density and minerality. Not quite as pure as the Charmes, and showing more oak spice today, which gives the finish a drier quality." Tanzer

"80% new oak. On the nose there are white peaches and pepper and white flowers. The mouth feel is very long, powerful, beautiful minerality, fat and rich with great balance." -Henri Boillot

Cynthia Hurley

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Wines arriving in late May. Prices will be higher after arrival - if there is remaining supply

The Details:

Pricing is above. Minimum order 3 bottles of any individual wine. 12 bottle Mixed orders get case pricing