Louis Boillot et Fils

Overview

Louis Boillot et Fils (now Louis and his son Clément Boillot) is one of the finest producers in Moulin-à-Vent, producing eight single vineyard cuvées from old vines across the appellation, plus a single Fleurie (“Grillé-Midi”). Louis Boillot is primarily known as a Burgundy producer based in Chambolle-Musigny, but his Beaujolais work is outstanding and represents some of the most serious, terroir-driven winemaking in the region. John Gilman considers the 2023 collection among the finest Moulin-à-Vent bottlings he has reviewed, with “la Rochelle” earning 95 points — among the highest scores in the entire Beaujolais section of VFTC #116.

The single vineyard lineup includes: Vieilles Vignes, les Rouchaux, les Thorins, les Brussellions, Champs du Coeur, Plantiers de Favre, Haute Cave (new in 2023), and la Rochelle.

Appellations

• Beaujolais — Moulin-à-Vent (8 single vineyards)
• Beaujolais — Fleurie “Grillé-Midi” (1 wine)

(Also: Côte de Nuits via parent domaine — Chambolle-Musigny and other villages)

Key Wines

Moulin-à-Vent 2023

• “la Rochelle” — 95 pts; 2031–2075. “The finest of this stunning lineup.” Eucalyptus topnote; buried fine-grained tannins; a long-distance runner. Adjacent to Haute Cave.
• “les Brussellions” — 94+ pts; 2032–2075. “Will probably be seen as one of the wines of the vintage.” Red fruity; complex soil.
• “Champs du Coeur” — 94+ pts; 2030–2075. Outstanding mineral drive.
• “Plantiers de Favre” — 94 pts; 2029–2065. 60yo vines directly under the windmill.
• “Haute Cave” — 94 pts (first vintage); 2029–2065+. 70yo vines.
• “les Thorins” — 94 pts; 2030–2060+. Sandy decomposed granite below the Château du Moulin-à-Vent.
• “les Rouchaux” — 93+ pts; 2029–2065.
• “Vieilles Vignes” — 93 pts; 2029–2060.

Moulin-à-Vent 2022

• “Vieilles Vignes” — 94 pts; 2035–2075. Long-distance runner; needs close to a decade.
• “les Rouchaux” (55–70yo vines) — 94 pts; 2032–2075.

Fleurie

• “Grillé-Midi” 2023 — 93 pts; 2025–2045. The domaine’s only non-Moulin-à-Vent.

Style Notes

Louis Boillot makes wines in a traditional Beaujolais style — semi-carbonic or whole cluster fermentation, neutral/no oak. The wines are soil-driven and precise, with excellent mineral transparency. Old vines are the key: most parcels are 55–75 years of age, and the Plantiers de Favre vines are 60 years old. These are not light, early-drinking Beaujolais — they are structured, serious wines that demand 5–10 years of cellaring for the Moulin-à-Vent examples.

My Tastings

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Sources

• sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC March-April 2025 #116.txt (pp. 89–93)