2016 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  4/21/2024 - Ibetian wrote: 93 Points

  Popped and poured. Drinking well without decanting. Very earthy nose combined with red fruits. Very good complexity on the nose. Plate is quite good, but not quite as impressive and finish is very good but a little sweet for my taste. Not about to head downhill, but no reason to wait, IMO.
  
  Fine Burg drinking well right now.

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  3/18/2024 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This was drinking really well tonight very shortly after opening with lots of penetrating, cool red and blue fruit, firm minerality, earthy sous bois notes, just a hint of Asian spice and barely chalky tannins on the long finish. While I suspect that this has a long life ahead of it, to my tastes this is smack dab in the middle of its sweet spot. What a delight!

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  12/20/2022 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This was very pretty tonight with lots of penetrating, dark red and blue fruit, baking spice(think nutmeg), sous bois notes and a firm minerality at its core. It needed an hour or so of air to open and show itself.

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  11/14/2021 - csimm wrote:

  This took about an hour before it opened up and needed to be at a very cool cellar temperature to be enjoyed optimally. At first, it was served at more room temperature (65+ degrees) and the fruit came off a tad thin and flat, with minimal tension.
  
  We were at a restaurant kinda late (it’s always good to have a go-to wood oven pizza joint nearby when you’ve been busy all day and need a quick bite to finish off the evening), and this Boillot was a last minute random pull from the cellar. So, we had it thrown in an ice bucket and after about 30 minutes it completely came into focus and started pumping out deep black cherry, blueberry skin, earth, and cinnamon stick flavors that were framed by a medium-bodied grip that continued to ride pleasantly into the spicy finish.
  
  I’ll hold the next bottle for a couple of years.

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  4/16/2021 - csimm wrote: 94 Points

  This is coming into a nice drinking window now, especially with a bit of swirling in the glass to coax out its deeper tones. Black cherry, loam, and a kiss of spice kick off the medium gourmand profile that offers both concentration and finesse. A balanced intensity rolls the flavors across the palate, finishing with an extra dollop of saturation and succulence.
  
  This is a style I absolutely love. Not overworked in any way but capitalizing on gorgeously ripe fruit that still maintains an elegance in its judicious delivery and expansion of flavor. A textural achievement and worthy of its class. Excellent.
  
  Paired perfectly with spicy sobrasada, fresh mozzarella, crispy kale, and fleur de sel pizza with fresh homemade dough.

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