Tanzer Score: 92

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: 136530

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Tanzer Review:
Deep ruby-red. Black cherry, violet, brown spices, chocolate and sexy earth tones on the rather carnal nose. Suave on entry, then imploded in the middle palate, with a restrained sweetness and excellent definition to the dark cherry, spice and iron flavors. Can't quite match the Volnay premier crus for finesse of texture but this is less rigid than usual for young Rugiens. Finishes with subtle, mounting persistence and substantial dusty tannins that are completely different in texture from the Volnays. A superb soil-driven Rugiens that will go truffley as it matures. Boillot picked these vines in Rugiens-Hauts near the end of the harvest, after finishing most of his Cote de Nuits parcels.