Producer:
Grape Variety:
100% Pinot Noir
Tasting Note:
Boulay makes tiny amounts of still red Pinot Noir from 35-40 year old vines located on the steep hillsides in front of the Boulay's home in Chavignol. Gerard works the soils manually, the vines are farmed using organic methods and all grapes are harvested by hand. Aged in used 300-liter casks.
Vinification:
Gerard Boulay is one of the greats of this tiny village and produces some of the most distinctive and sublime wines in Sancerre. He produces 60,000 bottles of fine wine from 11 hectares with Organic Viticulture.
Scores:
93 Points Wine Enthusiast