Wines produced
VOLNAY 1ER CRU LES CAILLERETS
MEURSAULT 1ER CRU LES GENEVRIERES
PULIGNY MONTRACHET 1ER CRU CLOS DE LA MOUCHERE
PULIGNY MONTRACHET 1ER CRU LES PUCELLES
Winery presentation
Owner / winemaker
Henri Boillot
Region
Burgundy
Appellation
Puligny Montrachet
Presentation
Henri Boillot inherited the prestigious Domaine Jean Boillot from his father, giving him 14 hectares of prime vineyard sites in Volnay and Puligny-Montrachet. Not only did he enlarge this to 19 hectares, but his desire to explore the potential of a wider range of terroirs led him to create the Maison Henri Boillot. This led to the Maison Henri boillot of today, a ‘super-négociant’, a concept where top winemakers source small parcels of the best grapes, and use their expertise to create a range of truly special wines.
Boillot’s sources remain a secret, but his close friendship with many of the Côte de Beaune’s top growers give him access to grapes many winemakers can only dream of. These are vinified in the Domaine Henri Boillot cellars at Meursault, using state-of-the-art equipment and just the right amount of new oak. The result is beautifully-made wines, each one the definitive expression of that vineyard’s unique personality.
Wines produced
VOLNAY 1ER CRU LES CAILLERETS
VOLNAY 1ER CRU CHEVRETS
VOLNAY 1ER CRU FREMIETS
BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY
BOURGOGNE ROUGE
MEURSAULT
MEURSAULT 1ER CRU CLOS RICHEMONT
MEURSAULT 1ER CRU LES PORUZOTS
MEURSAULT 1ER CRU LES GENEVRIERES
PULIGNY MONTRACHET
PULIGNY MONTRACHET 1ER CRU CLOS DE LA MOUCHERE
PULIGNY MONTRACHET 1ER CRU LES PUCELLES
CORTON CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU
BATARD MONTRACHET GRAND CRU
MONTRACHET GRAND CRU
Grape varieties planted
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Size of Vineyard
19 hectares
Average age of the vines
40 years
Location
The modern cellar is conveniently located on the outskirts of Meursault. The Meursault 1er Crus come from the village’s top vineyards, Charmes and Perrières – the latter sitting above the former on the southern flank of the famous southeast-facing slope, closest to Puligny-Montrachet. There is also a tiny quantity of Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Le Montrachet and grand reds like Clos Vougeot and Echezaux.
Soils
Henri Boillot’s vineyards in the Côte de Beaune grow on limestone and clay, with top sites like Meursault Les Perrières and Chevalier-Montrachet on thin, stony, pale limestone, ideal for white wines.
Viticulture & Winemaking
Henri Boillot follows an ultra-sustainable approach, minimizing vineyard interventions wherever possible—a philosophy applied since the 1990s that positions the estate as a precursor of sustainable viticulture.
All the wines are made with inordinate care and attention to detail. White grapes are hand-harvested, carefully sorted, and gently pressed pneumatically without destemming. The must settles at cold temperatures for 24 hours before fermentation in barrels, with 10–50% new oak depending on the vineyard status. Full malolactic conversion follows, and wines are aged 12–18 months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage, enhancing texture and complexity. Bottling is done after gentle fining and light filtration, preserving purity, aromatic expression, and the elegant structure characteristic of the Boillot style. For the reds, whole bunch fermentaion is favoured, using indigenous yeasts. Ageing in single vintage barrels for the Volnay 1er Cru Fremiet ; 50% new oak and 50% in single vintage barrels for the Volnay and Volnay 1er Cru Chevret ; 100% new oak for hte Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets.
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