Tanzer Score: 92

Score: 92 BH

Region: Burgundy

District: Volnay

Type: Still Wine

Color: Red

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2009

Size: 750ML

Brand: See more from Domaine Boillot (Jean and Maison Henri)

Sku: 136529

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Tanzer Review:
Deep ruby! Knockout high-pitched nose offers blackberry, dark raspberry, spices, licorice, bitter chocolate and violet, plus a note of crushed stone. Silky and highly concentrated, with superb depth of fruit and thrust brilliant acidity contributes to the wine's vibrant inner-mouth perfume. Finishes with huge, palate-saturating but smooth tannins and a powerful impression of medicinal reserve. "We had thick skins in 2009 and a great skin to juice ratio," said Boillot, noting that this wine had the highest pH of any of his Cote de Beaune cuvees, at a low-for-the-vintage 3.4. Built for a long life in bottle.

Other Notes:
Reduction knocks down the nose. The intense, detailed and cool extract-rich middle weight flavors ooze a fine minerality on the mouth coating finish that delivers excellent persistence. This serious effort is clearly built to age and will need every bit of a decade to reach its full maturity. Burghound, 92 points.