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2006 Louis Boillot Volnay BrouillardsPinot Noir from France

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  • 90-91 David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  • 89-91 Allen Meadows - Burghound
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90-91

"Cassis and blackberry fill the nose from Boillot's old vines 2006 Volnay Les Brouillards (tasted from tank just before bottling) and are then joined by rich mushroom and meat stock on a palate of exuberant juiciness underlain by abundant but fine-grained tannins. Peat-like pungency and persistent hints of mushrooms inform a finish of saliva-inducing savor that – reflecting the site – seems straddle Volnay and Pommard. This has the right stuff to be worth following for 6-8 years, and is in both accessibility and quality of tannin superior to the corresponding 2005. Louis Boillot fields a diverse array of appellations reflecting in large part his Volnaysien grandfather's having become established in Gevrey. (For more about this family, see my report on Louis's brother Pierre in this issue. Like the wines of his wife Ghislaine Barthod – with whom he shares a facility in Chambolle – most of Louis Boillot's 2006s had not yet been bottled when I last tasted them.)"

89-91 Allen Meadows - Burghound

"An expressive and more elegant than usual nose of red raspberry and spiced cherry dissolves into pure, detailed and subtly mineral-based flavors that are energetic and linear on the austere and ever so slightly edgy finish. There is ample underlying tension here and I quite like this but note that the austerity will likely mean that the style is not for everyone. This should age well over the coming decade."

Product Detail

Item # 80359
Country France
Region Burgundy
Sub-Region Volnay
Ratings

90-91 - David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

89-91 - Allen Meadows - Burghound

Vintage 2006
Color Red
ABV 13.0%
Varietal(s) Pinot Noir
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features
Taste ripe cherry, plum, strawberry, raspberry and mushroom
Nose barnyard, cherry, plum, game and tomato