Winery
Domaine Louis Boillot
About Louis Boillot
As purity, expression and transparency increasingly dominate the discourse in Burgundy, the prices for wines from icons like Mugnier, Roumier and Rousseau have skyrocketed.
But for every Mugnier or Rousseau, there are a handful of domaines who make wines of profound expression, but whose prices remain attractive. At the top of our list of such producers is Louis Boillot.
There’s enough Boillots in Burgundy to field a Rugby team. Louis and his wife, Ghislain, have built and share immaculate cellars in Chambolle.
Their son Clément has now taken over the making of the wines from both Domains and the impeccable Beaujolais under the name Boillot-Barthod. After a considerable apprenticeship, Clément, is weaving his magic crafting divine wines.
Boillot’s wines are sophisticated and pure with great harmony. The mouthfeel Clément manages to infuse is wonderfully plush and supple.
The density of Burghound ♥ scores is rarely this high across so many vintages for one maker!
A collection of old vine sites, still yielding well across so many villages is a testament to their skill in the vineyard.
The consistency crafting spellbinding wines across all 3 Domaines a remarkable feat.
It’s unusual for a maker to have such great touch across so many villages!
Trying his Bourgogne, from mostly Gevrey fruit, is enough to see the clarity of the Domaine’s wines.
There’s a theme for Domaine Louis Boillot’s Burgundy of harmony, and, delicacy with intensity. His wines have great precision and expression.
In the Vineyard
Today, as in the past, a profound respect for the terroir of old vines is at the heart of the estate’s style. In Gevrey-Chambertin for example, the villages vines average over 50 years old, as do the vines for the lieu-dit Evocelles. His Champonnet proves this little-seen site ranks among Gevery’s best premier crus. And the Cherbaudes, from 100+ year old vines, is frequently of grand cru quality.
A profound Nuit-St. Georges 1er cru Pruliers is produced, also from 100+ year old vines. And, in Chambolle-Musigny, Louis and Ghislaine purchased and divided a significant old-vine holding in Beaux Bruns.
The domaine’s Côte de Beaune vineyards are equally imposing, with 65+-year-old vines in the villages Volnay Grands Poisots. Also in Volnay, there are three premier crus: the supple Les Angles, the intense old-vine Brouillards and the esteemed Caillerets. Just down the road, there are two great Pommard premier crus: a robust Fremiers and monumental Croix Noires.
In fact, it’s hard to imagine the wines of so many great Burgundy terroirs slumbering in the same cellar. Between Louis Boillot and Ghislaine Barthod, there are over 26 different cuvées, of which 17 are premier cru. Without question, Clément has a treasure chest of great sites to vinify as his parents slowly settle into retirement.
In the Winery
Louis’ domaine has quietly become one of the most admired small estates in the Côte d’Or. The turning point came in the mid-2000s, when he and his partner—the supremely talented Ghislaine Barthod—built a cave together in Chambolle-Musigny.
This brought two of Burgundy’s most gifted winemakers together—working and tasting side by side—with the alchemy you’d expect.
Where in the World is Domaine Louis Boillot?
Domaine Louis Boillot shares a winery in Chambolle-Musigny with his wife Ghislain Barthod. He has plantings through out Chambolle, Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Beaune, Volnay, and Pommard. Together with son Clément they acquired 4 Ha of Moulin-a-Vent in Beaujolais.
