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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Pinot Beurot
Les Grands Poisots
Pinot Beurot (Pinot Gris) Planted in 1958 Clay, Limestone .139 ha
Bourgogne Rouge
(2/3 fruit comes from Gevrey, 1/3 from Volnay)
Pinot Noir Planted in 1967 Clay, Limestone .92 ha
Gevrey-Chambertin
Pinot Noir Planted in 1957 Clay, Limestone 2.3 ha
Gevrey-Chambertin
Les Evocelles
Pinot Noir Planted in 1956 Clay, Limestone .24 ha
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Les Corbeaux
Pinot Noir Planted in 1960 Clay, Limestone .43 ha
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
La Perrière
Pinot Noir Planted in 1953 Clay, Limestone .09 ha
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Les Cherbaudes
Pinot Noir Planted in 1922 Clay, Limestone .40 ha
Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Les Prûliers
Pinot Noir Planted in 1911 Clay, Limestone .27 ha
Pommard **
Pinot Noir Planted in 1950 Clay, Limestone .14 ha
Pommard 1er Cru
Les Croix Noires
Pinot Noir Planted in 1928 Clay, Limestone .17 ha
Pommard 1er Cru
Frémiers
Pinot Noir Planted in 1967 Clay, Limestone .29 ha
Volnay
Pinot Noir Planted in 1958 Clay, Limestone .44 ha
Volnay 1er Cru
Les Angles
Pinot Noir Planted in 1961 Clay, Limestone .54 ha
Volnay 1er Cru
Les Brouillards
Pinot Noir Planted in 1984 Clay, Limestone .18 ha
Volnay 1er Cru
Les Caillerets
Pinot Noir Planted in 1948 Clay, Limestone .18 ha
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Les Perrières
Chardonnay Planted in 1965 Clay, Limestone .23 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

• Yields are limited to 30 to 45 hl/ha

• No chemical fertilizers are used, the soil is turned to promote diversity and health

• All grapes are harvested by hand and vinified at the domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin

• Grapes are de-stemmed most years

• The must is cold soaked for 3 to 5 days to best extract color and aroma from the grapes

• Fermentation is 100% natural and lasts for 18 to 21 days in enameled and stainless steel cuve

• Punching down of the cap occurs twice daily

• Maximum 30% new oak barrels are used to age the wine

• Wines are aged for 16 to 18 months depending on the vintage

• Wine are bottled at the domaine with no fining or filtering


Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières:
• Fermentation in barrel (20% new) lasting 15 to 35 days
• Malolactic fermentation in barrel
• Aged 12 months in barrel, then 3 months in stainless steel before bottling

Pinot Beurot Les Grands Poisots:
• Fermentation in stainless steel for 25 days
• Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel
• Aged 9 months in stainless steel before bottling

** Boillot’s village Pommard is made from declassified 1er Cru Les Combes grapes

General Information

Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Appellation(s)
Bourgogne, Puligny-Montrachet, Volnay, Pommard, Nuits- St-Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin
Producer
Pierre Boillot
Founded
1978
Annual Production
3,000 cases
Farming
Lutte Raisonnée
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