2010 Domaine Henri Boillot Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

this is an ultra-rare jewel from the smallest of Burgundy’s white Grand Crus and one of the Côte de Beaune's undisputed masters of Chardonnay: the Domaine Henri Boillot Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2010. Situated entirely within Chassagne-Montrachet on a gently sloping, limestone-rich south-facing plot, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is renowned for combining lavish aristocratic richness with unmatched floral delicacy. Vinified by Henri Boillot using signature oversized 350-liter oak barrels to preserve tension and minimize wood impact, this 2010 release hails from a legendary, benchmark vintage defined by crystalline acidity and staggering dry-extract power. The nose unfurls with an intoxicating, multi-layered perfume of ripe yellow orchard fruits, white peach, candied Meyer lemon, and white acacia flowers, seamlessly layered with struck match reduction, crushed limestone minerality, toasted hazelnuts, beeswax, and subtle baking spices. On the palate, it is lavishly dense, velvety, and multidimensional, wrapping its opulent fruit around an electric, chiseled spine of cool limestone acidity that reverberates into an endlessly long, saline, and aristocratic finish.

Highlights

• Vintage: 2010

• Region/Appellation: Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France

• Producer: Henri Boillot

• Grape: 100% Chardonnay

• Style: Monumental, Aristocratic, Chiseled, Highly Allocated, and Legendary Benchmark Grand Cru White Burgundy

• Perfect for (food pairing): Butter-poached lobster tail, pan-seared turbot with black truffle emulsion, Dover sole meunière, roasted Bresse chicken with morel cream sauce, or seared jumbo diver scallops in hazelnut brown butter. Its opulent mid-palate density and laser-like limestone acidity also make it a sublime companion for king crab legs, sturgeon caviar on warm blinis, sweetbreads in puff pastry, or mature artisanal hard cheeses such as an aged Comté or Beaufort d'Alpage.