Henri Boillot Clos de la Mouchère Vertical with Bonus Bottles

• 2013 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Popped-and-poured, then tasted and revisited over several hours. Started very lean and bright, this picked up weight and richness over the first hour+ open. Kept getting bigger and better. Maybe/ barely entering its peak drinking window, certainly further upside.

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I had intended to serve 2010 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère alongside 2010 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru les Perrières, because Mouchère is situated within Perrières. But alas, I pulled the wrong Boillot 2010 Perrières (Meursault) from storage, and did not realize my mistake until too late.

• 2010 Henri Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  Popped-and-poured, served alongside 2010 Clos de la Mouchère. Seemed oxidized to start, but this freshened up once open 5-10 minutes, but then started fading again 10-15 minutes later. certainly drinkable, but not in context of the other great wines tonight.

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• 2010 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Fantastic, especially in contrast to the tired 2010 Perrières, Very bright apple from start-to-finish with so much energy, this is completely engaging and persistent. Great now, maybe further upside.

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• 2017 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Alongside the 2018. Floral start with green and yellow apple, all very elegant, persistent and long. Slightly firm finish holds this aloft even longer. Very good now, with further upside, but will this ever be as good as the 2010 just tasted?

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• 2018 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Alongside the 2017. Even more floral and clearly more ripe. Less density or complexity than the '17, but so enticing already tonight. Better to hold a year or two, and enjoy medium term, 2022-2030.

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• 2004 Jean Boillot & Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Drinkable, but clearly long in the tooth.

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• 2002 Jean Boillot & Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Wow, the best bottle of this wine I've ever had. Plenty of earth and some black truffle, but still so much mature and fresh orchard fruit with floral and spice hints. Clearly ripe, but enough brightening acidity, finishing with a long, minerally finish.

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• 2014 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

  Served blind to the group, everybody thought Vosne 1erCru, which I completely understand given the wine’s density and seamlessness. All red fruit with Asian five spice and impressive depth. This keeps getting better with age, and probably has further upside.

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• 2016 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Bourgogne 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  Also served blind to the group, this came across as fresh and brightly fruity with medium/ good weight, finishing with slightly sweet spice. Very good for its level now, probably also better in another year or two.

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• 2005 Domaine Robert Groffier Bourgogne 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  Served blind to the group. Very good density for its level, and also very good freshness for a 15 yo Bourgogne. So tasty right now with very Gevrey character to me.

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• 2006 M. Chapoutier Ermitage l'Ermite 91 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  Served to us double blind. A very perplexing wine. At first I thought this from Burgundy, then switched to New World, cool climate Pinot Noir. Others thought this southern Rhône. We all definitely enjoyed the wine, with its rich black and red cherry character, subtle spice with roasted meat, and long, near elegant finish, but found it slightly non-descript.

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• 2009 Les Climats du Coeur Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  Magnum, popped-decanted-and poured, then enjoyed over a couple of days. Served blind to the group. This came across as very Gevrey to me (mostly black cherry, some red cherry with roasted meat), but the group thought it more like Morey or Chambolle based on lighter, more elegant textures. My perspective was that is likely younger vine character coming through, plus its inherent youthfulness. This was always charming and well balanced, but more weight did emerge on Days 2 and 3.

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