Domaine Henri Boillot
Domaine Jean Boillot was first created in 1885 and is now run by the fifth and sixth generations of the Boillot family, Henri Boillot and his son Guillaume. Henri bought out his brother’s and sister’s shares in 2005 and applied his own name to the domaine, and today he makes the production of white wines his focus. His son Guillaume takes care of the reds as well as heading up the viticultural operation and will slowly take over entirely over the next few years.
In 1995, Henri created a negociant arm, Maison Henri Boillot, and extended his range of appellations whilst dedicating himself to buying grapes only from the very best growers. It goes without saying that Henri would never jeopardise the image of this stellar domaine and the negociant wines are therefore subject to the same care and attention to detail. Ensuring there is no difference in quality between the two. This is a strength and commitment that propelled Henri Boillot to be considered as one of the most talented winemakers of his generation.
All of the wines are made in the same state-of-theart winery in Meursault, built in 2005, and in the vineyards chemical pesticides and herbicides are avoided. The whites are pure and crisp and where oak is used it is used judiciously, and the reds tend to be deeply coloured without being over extracted, and very sensual in character, showing off the identity of each terroir with remarkable clarity. Henri is clear that there is never any battonage used ever! These wines are incredibly popular and availability is limited across the range – please apply early if you would like to be considered for an allocation.