Jean Marc Boillot

Jean Marc Boillot

Jean-Marc Boillot is a grandson of Etienne Sauzet, and was previously winemaker for Olivier Leflaive. With that mixture of winemaking pedigree and experience it comes as no surprise that Jean-Marc Boillot makes sensational wines. He is one of those rare commodities in Burgundy, a winemaker who produces both red and white wines of the highest quality. Now assisted by daughter Lydie and son Benjamin, Jean-Marc Boillot set up his own domaine in 1985. He started with some rented vines in Pommard, adding Volnay and Pommard from his grandfather’s side in 1988 and the whites, a one-third share of Domaine Etienne Sauzet, from his grandmother in 1991. Including generic burgundy, the domaine now exploits 11 hectares, five red and six white, with the same volume again in négociant cuvées of white wines, especially from the Côte Chalonnaise.

Jean-Marc Boillot now has 10.5 hectares of vines in the Côte de Beaune which include vineyards previously owned by Domaine Sauzet in Puligny. He is a stocky, fit, energetic man who does not waste time with words, instead allowing his wines to speak for themselves.His reds are rich, rounded and exhibit great purity of fruit, his white wines are characterised by their huge concentration, class and wonderful expression of their terroir.

All the whites, except the grand cru, are vinified in the same way: whole-bunch pressed, settled for 24 hours then straight to barrel with 25 to 30 per cent new wood, lees-stirring once a week and bottling before the next harvest. They are pure, fresh, attractive wines. The reds are entirely destalked, given a cool soak before the fermentation begins after which a mix of punching down and pumping over is used according to the vintage and vineyard. Thirteen months barrel ageing, with 50 per cent new barrels, is followed by a further six months maturation in tank before bottling. The reds show a bright combination between fruit and barrel, good for medium-term ageing.

Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Wine Director and author of the award-winning Inside Burgundy comprehensive handbook.

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2015 Puligny-Montrachet, Les Referts, 1er Cru, Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot, Burgundy
White
2015
Drink, at peak
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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2022 Bourgogne Blanc, Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot
White
2022
Drink, youthful
Medium Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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2022 Mâcon-Chardonnay, Le Berceau, Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot, Burgundy
White
2022
Lay down
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2022 Mâcon-Chardonnay, Les Busserettes, Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot, Burgundy
White
2022
Drink, youthful
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2020 Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru, Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot, Burgundy
White
2020
Lay down
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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