Fancying a little tasting of old vintages ending in '9', first this little Burgundy and then an Alsacian Gewurztraminer.
The Boillot family is based in Volnay, on Burgundy's Côte d'Or (Beaune) with Lucien Boillot still producing fine wine. The first of the two Beaunes '79 I drunk was produced by Michel Boillot and the second by Madeline Boillot (although they were to smell and taste the exact same wine). Drinking red Beaune, one is always aware of the fact that the wines here aren't as full bodied nor as 'chewy' as those of the prestigious Côte de Nuits but that shouldn't put you off. This wine, once opened and decanted (there was quite a bit of sediment) smelt as fresh as the day it was put in bottle. One would never have imagined that this wine is 30 years old. Full, young red cherries and vibrant redcurrants aromas are abundant on the nose and a light, pepperiness on the palate. A youthful red, pinot robe in the first glass. However, after a little time in the decanter we see the wine ageing slowly. This wine looks now much more like a mature Burgundy, that almost brick red colour as if a dash of ink has been injected into it. Much more like mature Burgundy on both the nose and palate as well, with elegant yet rustics notes of the farmyards and undergrowth emerge from the glass. A wine, which is far lighter than its northerly neighbours, i.e. Échézaux or any Chambertin yet with ripe, elegant flavours galore. I think this wine is too delicate to pair with any food yet to drink by itself, it was a delight. A great shame that I only had the two bottles...
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