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Domaine Henri Boillot

Overview

Domaine Henri Boillot is one of Volnay’s finest estates, run by Guillaume Boillot (son of Henri). The domaine split from the family négociant operation — the separate négociant label is sold as “Henri Boillot” (without “Domaine”). The estate side focuses on Volnay reds (including Chevrets, Caillerets, Fremiet premier crus) and white Burgundy (Puligny-Montrachet, Meursault). The wines are known for precision and purity — made in a reductive, non-interventionist style.

Appellations

My Cellar

79 total bottles (48 recent) — significant and growing.

  • Volnay 1er Cru: 24 btls (9 pending), 2017–2024
  • Meursault 1er Cru: 11 btls (8 pending), 2020–2024
  • Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru: 23 btls (17 pending), 2020–2024
  • Volnay villages: 7 btls, 2020–2022
  • Pommard 1er Cru: 5 btls, 2018–2021
  • Puligny-Montrachet: 9 btls, 2020–2022

Strong recent buy signal — 48 of 79 bottles from 2022+ vintages. 2024-vintage: 19 bottles (largest single 2024-vintage position in the cellar).

Consumption Notes

  • Pommard 2013 (Jul 2022): “This is amazing. Buy more.” — affirmed producer.

Style Notes

Precise, reductive winemaking. Reds are tightly wound in youth, showing violet, red cherry, and fine tannin; unfold beautifully after 8+ years. The whites — particularly Puligny “Clos de la Mouchère” monopole — are mineral benchmarks with exceptional aging potential.

2023 Vintage Notes

Visited January 2025. Full range produced. The Volnay premier crus (Chevrets, Caillerets, Fremiet) and white Burgundy (Puligny, Meursault) all showed the vintage’s characteristic richness combined with Guillaume Boillot’s precise, reductive house style.

2024 Vintage Notes (Burghound #102)

Henri Boillot described 2024 as “really, really complicated viticulturally but not for winemaking.” Red yields off 80% — only 6 hl/ha average. Purchased an optical sorting table, which made triage much more efficient. Potential alcohols 12.5–13%. Reds bottled December 2025 without fining or filtration. Boillot: “the reds are good too but they can’t match the brilliance of the whites.”

Domaine 2024 Scores (bottled):

  • Volnay “Les Caillerets” 1er: 91 — “lovely”; finesse and class; not especially concentrated but minerality, refinement and complexity compensate; “worth the price of admission”
  • Volnay “Les Chevrets” 1er: 91 — gorgeously textured, refined; stoniness on finish; “a wine of finesse and refinement” as virtually always
  • Volnay “Les Frémiets” 1er: 90 — succulent, seductive texture; good if not truly special depth
  • Volnay “1er” (from Le Village): 89 — “a Volnay of lace and grace”; understated style
  • Bourgogne Pinot Noir: 87 — fine Bourgogne; only 3 barrels made (vs 40 normally)

Maison Henri Boillot 2024 Scores (bottled):

  • Chambertin: 93 — “wonderfully floral-suffused nose”; “unusually fine”; only half-barrel made; “should richly reward extended keeping”
  • Bonnes Mares: 91 — needs more depth; at least some cellaring in order

No Clos de Vougeot or Clos de Bèze produced in 2024 due to tiny yields.

My Tastings

(formal notes to be added)

Sources

  • sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt
  • sources/articles/Burghound/Burghound Issue 102 - 2024 and 2023 Cote de Beaune Reds.txt

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