Domaine Louis Boillot

Overview

Note: Louis Boillot also produces Beaujolais wines (Moulin-à-Vent and Fleurie) under the Louis Boillot et Fils label — see that page for full coverage. These are among the most serious wines in all of Beaujolais.

Louis Boillot and his son Clément produce wines from several appellations across the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, with a focus on terroir transparency and elegance. Gilman (VFTC #114) considers them producers of “one of the finest examples of Gevrey villages that one can find in Burgundy these days.” Key strengths are Nuits-St-Georges les Pruliers (vines over 100 years old) and Volnay les Angles. Wines come in at a notably svelte 13% alcohol even in the warm 2022 vintage.

Appellations

• Chambolle-Musigny
• Gevrey-Chambertin (villages)
• Nuits-St-Georges (premier cru les Pruliers — vines 100+ years old)
• Volnay (premier cru les Angles)

Key Wines

• Nuits-St-Georges “les Pruliers” — 100+ year-old vines; 94 pts in 2022
• Volnay “les Angles” — 93 pts in 2022; “outstanding Volnay once ready to drink”
• Gevrey-Chambertin villages — 91 pts in 2022; among finest Gevrey villages in Burgundy

Style Notes

Focused, terroir-driven style. Wines are characterized by brightness, elegant structure, and soil transparency. Clément’s generation continues Louis’s approach of minimal intervention. The Nuits-St-Georges Pruliers benefits from 100+ year-old vines whose deep root systems “allow them to navigate the vicissitudes of global warming better than younger vines.” All 2022s tip the scales at a svelte 13%.

2023 Vintage Notes (VFTC #115)

Visited January 17, 2025 (tasted after Barthod lineup — they share facilities). Wines recently racked, so a touch less settled than Barthod’s, requiring some coaxing in the glass. Louis “hyper critical” of how recalcitrant some wines were showing, but Gilman found quality self-evident. Strict green harvest practiced for every parcel. “A great vintage chez Boillot!” The Chambolle AC revealed it’s made from villages sections of Beaux Bruns and Combottes — “so the pedigree of terroir is certainly here!”

2023 Scores:

• Nuits “les Pruliers”: 94+ pts (2039–2085+) — “absolutely singing”; old vine sense of creaminess at core; “very, very special”
• Pommard “les Croix Noires”: 94+ pts (2038–2090) — “great juice”; superb focus
• Volnay “les Caillerets”: 94 pts (2038–2085) — red fruity; “great juice”
• Pommard “les Fremiers”: 94 pts (2038–2085) — “very elegant for young Pommard”; sappy red fruit
• Volnay “les Brouillards”: 93 pts (2037–2085) — black fruity; seamlessly balanced
• Gevrey “les Cherbaudes”: 93–94 pts (2038–2085) — grumpy from racking; scored in range
• Gevrey “les Champonnets”: 93 pts (2037–2085) — very red fruity; sappy
• Gevrey “les Evocelles”: 92+ pts (2035–2080) — “one of the great bargains in Gevrey”
• Volnay “les Angles”: 92+ pts (2035–2085) — “young vines” at only 47 years
• Grands Liards/Beaune Epenottes/Volnay Grands Poisots/Fixin Herbeaux: all 91–91+ pts
• Chambolle-Musigny: 91 pts (2033–2070) — “first class village wine!“

2024 Vintage Notes

Visited January 2026.

2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)

Three wines tasted from this domaine, all impressive:

• 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin villages: 91 pts (2035–2075) — “youthfully complex and beautifully transparent; one of the finest examples in Burgundy”
• 2022 Nuits-St-Georges “les Pruliers”: 94 pts (2039–2085+) — “vines more than a hundred years of age; deep root system navigates global warming better than younger vines; Great juice”
• 2022 Volnay “les Angles”: 93 pts (2037–2085) — “outstanding bottle of Volnay once it is ready to drink; beautiful core of fruit, whole cluster notes, excellent minerality”

My Tastings

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Sources

• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt
• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2026 #121.pdf
• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt (pages 20–23)