About the Wine
From a 1958-planted vineyard, Jean-Marc Boillot’s 2018 Volnay Premier Cru “Carelle sous la Chapelle” comes from a sustainably farmed, east-facing vineyard. Grown in clay-limestone soils at 260m, this 100% Pinot Noir is vinified with precision—fully destemmed, cold macerated, and aged 13 months in French oak (30% new). The wine shows structure, depth, and balance with cellaring potential through 2031.
Wine CHARACTERISTICS
About The Winery
Jean-Marc Boillot was one of the younger generation in Burgundy who was determined to improve his family's wines. In 1984, after vinifying 13 vintages at the family's domaine, Henri Boillot, Jean-Marc walked out in protest, intent on producing highly concentrated, rich, and ripe wines. He became the winemaker for Olivier Leflaive for the next four years and at the same time produced wines from 5-acres of vineyards, bottled under his own label. The wines impressed Boillot's grandfather, who bequest half his vineyard to Jean-Marc. Boillot runs his domaine from his grandfather Henri Boillot's house and cellars in the village of Pommard. Jean-Marc's maternal grandfather was the late Etienne Sauzet, from whom he also inherited exceptional vineyards.
