Yields are limited to 30 to 45 hl/ha, no chemical fertilizers are used, the soil is plowed 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, 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 filtration, vines planted in 1911.
Fresh and liqueur-like expressions of black fruits, accented by mint, vanilla, pungent florality, tart fruit skin and bitter fruit pit notes. A rich mouthful of forward, sweet ripe fruit is underlain by refined tannins and this finishes long and polished, with an alliance of formidable intensity with elegance and no superfluous weight.
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Lucien Boillot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru "Les Pruliers"
2018Info
- WINEMAKER: PIERRE BOILLOT
- COLOR: RED
- SOIL: clay, limestone
- VARIETAL: 100% Pinot Noir
- COUNTRY: FRANCE
- REGION: BURGUNDY
- APPELLATION: GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN
- VINTAGE: 2018
- FARMING PRACTICES: SUSTAINABLE
- IMPORTER: KERMIT LYNCH