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 … [Read more...] about Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne 2017
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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 … [Read more...] about Henri Boillot, Corton-Charlemagne 2011
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 … [Read more...] about Henri Boillot, Meursault Genevrieres 2011
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 … [Read more...] about Henri Boillot, Pommard Les Rugiens 1962
WineHog rating system – more than points
Tasting and rating wine is not exact science ... and therefore I prefer to use a scale that reflects that wine is a living organism and that a wine can taste like 94 points one day ... and 93 the next day ... depending on the moon, the glass, … [Read more...] about WineHog rating system – more than points