The 2010 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru de la Mouchere, a monopole for Boillot, boasts a well-delineated fresh, oyster-shell bouquet. It is almost Loire-like personality, with subtle wilted-petal scents emerging in the glass. The palate has a crisp citric entry with a fine bead of acidity that lends this Puligny race and tension, while the leesy finish is surfeit with energy. This is a very fine Puligny with breeding and class. Drink now-2024.
I tasted three wines recently from Domaine Henri Boillot in London.
Importers: Massanois Imports, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 470-6769; Cynthia Hurley French Wines, West Newton, MA; tel. (617) 965-4251; www.cynthiahurley.com; Chelsea Ventures, LLC, Chicago, IL; tel. (847) 920-5052; also Fields, Morris & Verdin (UK)