Jean-Marc Boillot was one of the younger generation in Burgundy who was determined to improve his family’s wines. In 1984, after vinifying 13 vintages at the family’s domaine, Henri Boillot, Jean-Marc walked out in protest, intent on producing highly concentrated, rich, and ripe wines. He became the winemaker for Olivier Leflaive for the next four years and at the same time produced wines from 5-acres of vineyards, bottled under his own label. The wines impressed Boillot’s grandfather, who bequest half his vineyard to Jean-Marc. Boillot runs his domaine from his grandfather Henri Boillot’s house and cellars in the village of Pommard. Jean-Marc’s maternal grandfather was the late Etienne Sauzet, from whom he also inherited exceptional vineyards.
100% Chardonnay
VINOUS 92 POINTS.
“The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet La Garenne 1er Cru offers well defined flint and granite aromas on the nose. The palate is well balanced with a saline entry, sappy and minimalist in style. It has an almost Chablis-like finish, but feels quite persistent and it should age in fine fashion. Very fine.”