2022, Maison Henri Boillot, CHAMBERTIN, Grand CruA fair depth of crimson. Here the fruit is clearly the victor on the nose. It remains attractively discreet though with persistence. Some darker strawberries in the mix. A little vanilla washes through at the finish. *** 94 96 Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy. A restrained, pure and airy nose combines notes of almost as spicy aromas of rose petal, black cherry and exotic tea. There is terrific punch to the intensely mineral suffused and precise, if

only more structured and potentially more massive and long lived

it's a compelling

Good weight

herbs and tobacco plus floral notions

cherries and rose petals

deep and lively

glossy blackish purple

One to watch for sure

lively strawberry

graphite and subtle cigar box scents permeating the black fruit and the Cabernet Sauvignon more expressive at this stage vis-à-vis the Merlot

lively acids and ripe

March 2012