Pommard, Clos Blanc, 1er Cru
Génot Boulanger

Pommard, Clos Blanc, 1er Cru


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2018
6x75cl
DP
£493.22

2019
6x75cl
DP
£493.22

2020
6x75cl
DP
£493.22

2021
6x75cl
DP
£619.22

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2020
6x75cl
DP
£469.22


Génot Boulanger, Pommard, Clos Blanc, 1er Cru, 2018

2018

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Génot Boulanger, Pommard, Clos Blanc, 1er Cru, 2018

Génot-Boulanger’s Pommard Clos Blanc 2018 hails from the northern sliver of Clos Blanc, adjacent to Grands Epenots. Half the plot is on white calcaire de Nantou soils, the other half on redder soils, similar to Grands Epenots. It’s a parcel that produces Pommards with both elegance and depth, as this 2018 aptly displays. Brilliant wild hedgerow fruits tinged with notes of rosehip and hawthorn, there’s a complex sultry depth at its core built around very fine tannins. The finish is taut, clean and accented with a crisp stoniness. A very suave Pommard.

Maturity:
Keep
ABV:
13%
90/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 2018 Pommard Clos Blanc 1er Cru is fragrant and quite floral on the nose with brambly red fruit, wilted rose petals and peony. This gains complexity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, taut and fresh. A judicious spiciness enlivens the composed and quite persistent finish. There is a delicacy and nuance here that is commendable. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.
Date Reviewed:
11/2022

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France

region:
Burgundy

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Génot Boulanger

Génot Boulanger

It is not every day we come across a 22ha domaine in Burgundy we have never encountered before that are producing wines of outstanding quality. So we were taken aback during our visit to Genot-Boulanger in Spring 2018, a tasting which proved startling for its consistent brilliance for both white and red wines. The Domaine began its history as the life-long dream of two Parisian pharmacists, Charles-Henri Génot and his wife Marie Boulanger, that was realised when they moved to Meursault and purchased vineyards in Mercurey in 1974. They began to gradually build up the Domaine with further acquisitions in the Côte d'Or including Meursault, Volnay and Chassagne. In 1995 the Domaine expanded again into the Côte de Nuits, Corton and Aloxe-Corton Clos du Chapitre. By 1998 Francois Delaby had inherited 22 prime hectares of vineyard area in Burgundy. He was joined by daughter Aude and son in law Guillaume Lavollée who, in turn, took over the running of the Domaine in 2008, becoming the fourth family generation of the estate's history. Aude and Guillaume were clear on their mission from the off - to produce wines that express the complexity and finesse of their great Burgundian terroirs - recognising the quality of the vineyard to be the most important factor to get right. So they began their tenure by concentrating on viticulture and the health of the soil, starting conversion to organic farming - a process that ended with full certification in 2018. Winemaking follows a non-interventionist approach. For reds whole bunches are included during fermentation to a small degree when appropriate, or equally berries are completely de-stalked depending on the vintage. Fermentations are with indigenous yeasts and extractions are gentle. The wines are aged with 20% new oak barrels for 12 months followed by 6 months ageing in tank. The whites undergo the same process, the only difference being no sulphur is added to them until after malolactic fermentation. Rather like Aude and Guillaume themselves the wines are precise, composed and elegant. These are beautiful, noble burgundies that effortlessly give plenty of pleasure and can be considered among the Côte's greats.

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