2009 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru

The 2009 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles is quite intense and rich, but not over the top. It possesses dazzling mid-palate depth and a layered, compelling finish. This is an impressive showing. Anticipated maturity: 2014+. Henri Boillot began harvesting on September 3rd, which he thought was critical in maintaining as much freshness as possible. All of the wines were aged in 350-liter light-toast Francois Freres barrels, with no batonnage. These are some of the most viscerally thrilling, textured 2009s readers will come across. Boillot’s ever-growing collection of negociant wines is reviewed separately. I tasted with Boillot at his Volnay facility, and was thus able to only taste a handful of 2010s, all Domaine (rather than Maison) wines. The 2010s I did taste were exciting and hugely promising. Importer: ?