The 2017 Corton-Charlemagne from Henri Boillot is a delightful wine, offering both true class and hedonistic pleasures. The nose is open and expressive - very charming with lovely orchard fruits, notes of peach and pear, and infused with citrus fruits. It has an intense minerality and is airy and …
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Henri Boillot, Corton-Charlemagne 2011
The 2011 Corton Charlie from Boillot is both gorgeous and impressive. The nose is open and expressive with lovely orchard fruits - notes of apple, pear, citrus - spiced with gun powder, a intense minerality and quite ample oak. On the palate very fine concentration and weight ... it's focused, pure …
Henri Boillot, Meursault Genevrieres 2011
The Meursault Genevrieres 2011 from Henri Boillot is a very charming and expressive effort. The nose is bursting with fruit - notes of apple, pear and acacia with a finely tuned impression of oak and a lovely stony minerality. On the palate beautiful minerality and midpalate fruit - quite rich and …
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Henri Boillot, Pommard Les Rugiens 1962
The Pommard Rugiens 1962 from Henri Boillot is a quite fantastic old wine. The bouquet is slighly shy and aloof offering red fruit - mainly raspberries - and a quite powerfull minerality. On the palate a beautiful juicy fruit, crisp acidity with layers of complexity. The fruit is offering notes of …
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WineHog rating system – more than points
My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
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