2018 Domaine Louis Boillot et Fils Pommard Les Croix Noires 1er Cru
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The 2018 Pommard 1er Cru Les Croix Noires hails from a lieu-dit adjacent to Les Fremiers, yet the two wines are quite different. Mingling aromas of dark berries and plums with hints of black truffle, grilled squab and dried flowers, the Croix Noires is medium to full-bodied, concentrated and velvety, with a sappy core of fruit and a sapid finish. Boillot tells me he performed a green harvest on some of the higher-yielding vines planted in this parcel.
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Pommard Les Croix Noires 1er Cru seems to have the upper hand over Boillot’s Les Fremiers at the moment. It has a lovely black currant, raspberry and pressed flower bouquet that is both focused and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, more red than black fruit and notes of sage and clove toward the finish, which fans out nicely. This is a very fine Pommard from Louis Boillot.