France · Burgundy · Cote de Beaune · Puligny Montrachet White · Still · wine-wine · 1060939
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| Price / case | Vintage | Packing | Qty | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2134.94 GBP | 2011 | 6 x 75cl | 4 | uk / United Kingdom |
| 2090.81 GBP | 2011 | 6 x 75cl | 4 | uk / United Kingdom |
| 2458.89 GBP | 2012 | 6 x 75cl | 1 | uk / United Kingdom |
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| Vintage | Packing | Offers | Bids | Market price | WA rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 3999.37 | 96 |
| 2007 | 12 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 47992.44 | 96 |
| 2007 | 6 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 23996.22 | 96 |
| 2008 | 6 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 11223.30 | |
| 2009 | 12 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 53219.88 | 93 |
| 2009 | 6 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 26609.94 | 93 |
| 2010 | 1 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 6 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 16520.10 | |
| 2011 | 12 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 32921.40 | 96 |
| 2011 | 6 x 75cl | 2 | 0 | 16460.70 | 96 |
| 2012 | 12 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 43370.16 | |
| 2012 | 6 x 75cl | 1 | 0 | 21685.08 | |
| 2013 | 6 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 92 | |
| 2014 | 6 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 12 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 57780.12 | |
| 2015 | 3 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 14445.03 | |
| 2015 | 6 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 28890.06 |
Rating: 94 –96
The 2011 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet is built on a fabric of exquisite textural finesse and elegance. The Bienvenues is a bit less overt in its bouquet than the Criots, but richer, deeper and more seamless in its fruit. Here, too, it is the wine's sheer pedigree that stands out most.
Rating: 92 –95
Bright yellow. Vibrant nose combines smoke, honey and sexy minerality. More concentrated and sweet than the Criots but with the verve--not to mention the saline density--of Boillot's Pucelles. Lovely creamy old-viney texture and length. The minerally finish leaves the taste buds quivering.
Rating: 94 –96
The 2011 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet is built on a fabric of exquisite textural finesse and elegance. The Bienvenues is a bit less overt in its bouquet than the Criots, but richer, deeper and more seamless in its fruit. Here, too, it is the wine’s sheer pedigree that stands out most. Anticipated maturity: 2014+. (Not yet released) Henri Boillot recently finished his move to a new modern cellar in Champ Lins, one of the industrial sections of Meursault. Boillot describes his 2011s as having a bit more richness and better balance of fruit and acidity than the 2010s. Based on what I tasted, it’s hard to argue that point. Boillot seems to be one case where the 2011s have the potential to be better across the board than the 2010s. As is often the case here, the village wines are particularly strong. Importers: Massanois Imports, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 470-6769, Cynthia Hurley French Wines, West Newton, MA Tel 617-965-4251 www.cynthiahurley.com and Chelsea Ventures, LLC, 1601 South Canal St, Chicago, IL 60616 tel. 847-920-5052
Rating: 93 –93
The 2009 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet is a step up in quality from the Criots. It is a beautiful, expansive wine that flows with considerable personality and class. Layers of perfume fruit take shape beautifully as the wine shows of its pliancy and intensity. The finish retains tons of energy and nuance. Anticipated maturity: 2015+. This is a beautiful set of wines from Henri Boillot’s negociant line. The entry-level wines in particular offer fabulous value. If anything, those are the most interesting wines here. When tasting Burgundy it is tempting to assume that premier crus are better than villages, and grand crus are better than the premiers, but that is often not the case, especially in a warm vintage where lesser sites ripened to a greate extent than is typically possible. Shrewd readers will find many jewels in this lineup, but they won’t be in the most likely places. In 2011 Boillot will have several new wines in his range, including Referts and Combettes. The 2009 villages were bottled in November, while the premier crus were bottled in January 2011. Importer: Various US importers, including Massanois Imports, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 470-6769
Rating: 96 –96
Freesia, iris, and seemingly other ineffable, bittersweet floral essences rise hauntingly from the glass of Boillot 2007 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet. It would be difficult to imagine a more magic carpet or garden of flavors than that which emerges here, shimmering with mineral inflections as well. Here is a wonderful example of the lift as well as (a word Boillot, too uses for this site) the "tension" of which Bienvenues – but seldom if ever Batard – is capable. The subtly interactive yet ultimately seemingly indelible cling of mineral, floral, and fruit elements here is ravishing and the combination of textural tenderness with lift and refreshment a handsome tribute to the vintage. I would expect this to be well worth following for a dozen or more years. As explained in my report in issue 180, Henri Boillot’s domaine is now legally known by his name rather than that of his father Jean, and is thus eponymous with his negociant business. Furthermore, given what seems to be a stylistic convergence as well as given Boillot's own preference in presenting his wines this year, I have folded together the coverage of these two entities, noting in the text of my notes those wines that come from the domaine. Boillot did not begin picking until the second week in September, harvesting fruit that he reported required only occasional, minimal chaptalization and had higher tartaric than malic acid, in contrast to their proportions in 2008. Since Boillot managed to achieve his ideals of “precision and minerality” even in the ripe 2006 vintage, it will come as no surprise that they have been brilliantly achieved in 2007. A preference for volume of healthy lees rather than their stirring and (as mentioned in my report on his 2006s) the utilization of 350-liter barrels rather than barriques are surely among the factors that permit these wines to marry richness with refreshment and clarity. On the other hand, even the wines of lesser appellation that receive less barrel exposure are still given extended time on their fine lees in tank before bottling, Boillot being a believer that "time is of the essence" to great white Burgundy, not in the proverbial sense but rather in that of taking enough if it. Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724
Rating: 93 –93
The 2009 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet is a step up in quality from the Criots. It is a beautiful, expansive wine that flows with considerable personality and class. Layers of perfume fruit take shape beautifully as the wine shows of its pliancy and intensity. The finish retains tons of energy and nuance. Anticipated maturity: 2015+. This is a beautiful set of wines from Henri Boillot’s negociant line. The entry-level wines in particular offer fabulous value. If anything, those are the most interesting wines here. When tasting Burgundy it is tempting to assume that premier crus are better than villages, and grand crus are better than the premiers, but that is often not the case, especially in a warm vintage where lesser sites ripened to a greate extent than is typically possible. Shrewd readers will find many jewels in this lineup, but they won’t be in the most likely places. In 2011 Boillot will have several new wines in his range, including Referts and Combettes. The 2009 villages were bottled in November, while the premier crus were bottled in January 2011. Importer: Various US importers, including Massanois Imports, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 470-6769
Rating: 94 –96
The 2011 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet is built on a fabric of exquisite textural finesse and elegance. The Bienvenues is a bit less overt in its bouquet than the Criots, but richer, deeper and more seamless in its fruit. Here, too, it is the wine’s sheer pedigree that stands out most. Anticipated maturity: 2014+. (Not yet released) Henri Boillot recently finished his move to a new modern cellar in Champ Lins, one of the industrial sections of Meursault. Boillot describes his 2011s as having a bit more richness and better balance of fruit and acidity than the 2010s. Based on what I tasted, it’s hard to argue that point. Boillot seems to be one case where the 2011s have the potential to be better across the board than the 2010s. As is often the case here, the village wines are particularly strong. Importers: Massanois Imports, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 470-6769, Cynthia Hurley French Wines, West Newton, MA Tel 617-965-4251 www.cynthiahurley.com and Chelsea Ventures, LLC, 1601 South Canal St, Chicago, IL 60616 tel. 847-920-5052
Rating: 90 –92
The 2013 Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is extremely backward on the nose despite rigorous coaxing. The palate is balanced with a saline entry, a chalky texture, but needing just a little more weight to develop on the finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle - at the moment it feels a little dwarfed by Boillot's other '13 white Grand Crus.
Rating: 88 –90
An idiosyncratic wine, the 2003 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet (white) sports a nose of kiwi, red berries, tangerines (reminiscent of Muscat), and papaya. Light to medium-bodied, bright, revealing delicate apple-laced mineral flavors and slightly tight, I was enamored by its exotic aromas as well as its lengthy finish. Drink it over the next 6 years. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 832-9083
Rating: 95 –96
The Boillot 2006 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet is smells intriguingly of violets, white truffle, white peach, chalk dust, and sea breeze, reminding me a bit of a great Mesnil Champagne. Glossy in texture, with deep nut oil richness, and a sweeter more obvious suggestion of ripe pit fruits and citrus than the Criots, this displays amazing complexity of mineral, animal, fungal elements that carry into a riveting finish. I suspect this would be worth holding for a decade or more, but given its youthful qualities and given the vicissitudes of aging white Burgundy, anyone lucky (and wealthy) enough to latch on a bottle or two would be foolish to push his or her luck and risk missing out on an unforgettable experience! Henri Boillot's ambitious and burgeoning negociant arm is made up in large part of many small bottling lots, representing remarkably many of the Cote d-Or's most prestigious crus. -Precision and minerality- are words he offers to explain his intentions even in a vintage as ripe as 2006, and for the most part he walks the accompanying walk, with wines (largely assembled in tank) that showed more generously and expressively than did Boillot's estate wines on the same day. Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724
Rating: 95 –95
Smoke, buttered toast, and pears can be found in the nose of the 2001 Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet. A huge wine of sumptuous richness and breadth, it conquers the palate with dense layers of peaches, apricots, spices, and poached pears. Medium to full-bodied and chewy-textured, it is a boldly flavored, concentrated, sensual, decadent wine for drinking over the next 7-8 years. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 832-9083