Like so many of these wines in the Boillot cellars this year, the 2017 Champonnets is already beautifully expressive aromatically and offers up a perfumed constellation of red plums, fraises du bois, cherries, roses, a great base of soil, mustard seed, cedar and an exotic topnote of lavender. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, long and very refined, with a sappy core, great soil signature, suave tannins and a long, poised and beautifully focused finish. Great juice. (Drink between 2026-2065).
The Gevrey-Champonnet is expressive and fruity in the nose. The mouth features crystalline dark fruits, purity, length, and smooth texture. Plenty of energy and freshness here, too.
The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champonnet is an attractive wine from a site defined by the cooling influence of the Combe Lavaux. Offering up aromas of sweet wild berries, dried flowers, licorice, caramelized orange rind and rich soil tones, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, with good concentration and a fleshy core of sappy fruit that cloaks its fine tannins, concluding with a pure, mineral finish.
