2014 Volnay Champans
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(aging in a single new Remond barrel, dried for three years; 20 hectoliters per hectare produced): Good bright, dark red. Pure, complex aromas of raspberry, cherry jelly and spices. Enticing red fruit flavors show a restrained sweetness and terrific inner-mouth verve thanks to perfectly integrated acidity. Finishes with very fine-grained tannins and captivating perfumed length. Everything is in balance here.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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(aging in a single new Remond barrel, dried for three years; 20 hectoliters per hectare produced): Good bright, dark red. Pure, complex aromas of raspberry, cherry jelly and spices. Enticing red fruit flavors show a restrained sweetness and terrific inner-mouth verve thanks to perfectly integrated acidity. Finishes with very fine-grained tannins and captivating perfumed length. Everything is in balance here. Jan 2016, www.vinous.com
This is completely different with its less expressive but more elegant notes of dried lavender, red cherry, pomegranate, earth and spice hints. There is good energy and a fine sense of underlying tension to the finer middle weight flavors that also exude a fine bead of minerality on the lacy and silky finish that isn't quite as complex as that of the Santenots. Still this is a really lovely Champans of harmony and grace. Apr 2016, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2021+
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.