2019 Jean-Marc Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Pitures, Burgundy, France

ABOUT THIS WINE

This Pinot Noir came from vines planted 1949 & 1950. Harvesting and winemaking is 100% done by hand along with strict sorting during harvest. The grapes are fully destemmed to give a clean fruit finish.

The wine is aged for 13 months without racking in 25 to 30% new wood (Cher, Allier origin). Estate bottling after filtration.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Jean-Marc Boillot was one of the younger generation in Burgundy who was determined to improve his family’s wines. In 1984, after vinifying 13 vintages at the family’s domaine, Henri Boillot, Jean-Marc walked out in protest, intent on producing highly concentrated, rich, and ripe wines. He became the winemaker for Olivier Leflaive for the next four years and at the same time produced wines from 5-acres of vineyards, bottled under his own label. The wines impressed Boillot’s grandfather, who bequest half his vineyard to Jean-Marc. Boillot runs his domaine from his grandfather Henri Boillot’s house and cellars in the village of Pommard. Jean-Marc’s maternal grandfather was the late Etienne Sauzet, from whom he also inherited exceptional vineyards.