TN: Louis Boillot 2011 Volnay 1er Les Angles

WINE TALK
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In a word, delicious. This and the 11 Volany Poisots from this address are well worth looking for (the Poisots may be my best value from both 10 and 11).

Has a vivid, but open and accessible Volnay silk for texture. Vibrant and generous with its flavors. Loads of red fruit - sweet cherry and strawberry galore with sneaky density and intensity in the middle, and good length. This seems like one of those wines that will be drunk up long before really necessary because it is damn good, but not great.

The nose is a little darker - smoke and raspberry, and air tightens up the texture and darkens the fruit slightly in the mouth. Good tension and energy. Delicious young Burg!

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Thanks Jim, the 2010 d’Angerville I have had from this climat is excellent.

3

Thanks for the note. I once bought some bottles of Gevrey and Volnay from Louis Boillot and could not get into those wines. The 2007 Volnay Grands Poisots (ok, not the best vintage) for example seemed too forced and unharmonic to me. I wanted to like that producer (husband of Ghislaine Barthod whose wines I really admire), but Louis Boillot’s wines did not do it for me.

4

They’re getting better, Steven.
I’ve felt the same after tasting a few times with Louis, but they’ve definitely increased in clarity and polish.

5

The 2007 louis boillot volnay sous la chapelle were phenomenal, incredibly delish…but shut down a few years after release…or maybe these r only made to drink young b4 they fade out?

6

Now things get confusing. There are (were) two domaines called Louis Boillot. One Louis Boillot is the husband of Barthod in Chambolle. I have never had these wines, although I have heard good things about them. I think that is the Louis Boillot from the OP.

The other Louis Boillot was a small producer in Volnay. That is the one you are mentioning. I have loved the few of their wines I have had. However, the winery sold out and is now owned by Champy, which I believe calls the wines from the old Boillot properties the Domaine de la Chapelle. To confuse things even more, the wines do not taste at all like they did when they were made by Louis Boillot.

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And to add a layer of confusion to Howard’s post, I am friends with the American who bought the Boillot Domaine with a relationship to Champy. The note, however, is from the Boillot married to Ghislaine Barthod.

My experience with the latter dates from 2010 forward. Nothing seems forced to me.

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I used to think I could get by in Burgundy knowing both first and last names. The Gros and Boillot families have done me in.

9

and which one is Lucien Boillot related to ?

10

Louis and Pierre Boillot are Lucien’s sons. They split the Lucien Boillot domaine after the 2003 harvest. Louis now makes wine under his own label. Pierre continues to make wine under the Lucien Boillot label. Both Louis and Lucien (Pierre) have some fine holdings, including some very old vines in sites such as Gevrey-Chambertin Cherbaudes. IMO, both domaines are excellent.

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And to be extra clear, we mean the Louis married to Ghisiaine Barthod, not the other one… [snort.gif]

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thanks guys, I remember reading about the 2 sons. I have some Lucien 2010 GC Corbeaux and i thought this was the other brother’s label.

Keep the Volnay notes coming