MONTAGNY

2018 1er Cru Jean-Marc Boillot

EN PRIMEUR

Lydie's 2018 has immediate impact with good weight on the palate. The fruit is really quite intense. It is a Montagny with the volume turned up! This is gently spicy with some good tropical notes and a nice richness, but not fat up front. Deep and nice phenolic weight. A broad sweep of fruit that neatly tightens up on the finish. A true crowd pleasing Burgundy! L&S (Nov 2019)

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A bit mealy and unfocused initially but with excellent tension, reduction and – possibly – a little dissolved carbon dioxide to give it energy? Few would be disappointed by this, though it’s slightly smoke and mirrors. Drinking range: 2022 - 2028 Rating: 16.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2020)

The 2018 Montagny 1er Cru is quite austere on the nose despite encouragement. Perhaps a little anonymous compared to Boillot's other cuvées? The palate is better and certainly more expressive, quite tangy with hints of orange rind and apricot. There is almost a viscous texture towards the finish, an imprimatur of the growing season. Not bad, but more for short-term consumption. Drinking range: 2020 - 2024 Rating: 86 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2020)

Jean-Marc's daughter Lydie and son-in-law François Alzingre have worked alongside him and effectively run the domaine, and are now being joined by their children. Alongside the wines from the family's own vineyards, They also run a successful négociant business, vinifying wines from the Côte Chalonnaise with huge aplomb. In Montagny in particular, the wine is the best we have found in the appellation, and remarkably consistent from year to year.

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