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NOUVELLES
DE BOISSET BURGUNDY
FIRST
SEMESTER
2023

Three new white appellations

for the 2020 vintage

Jean-Claude Boisset produces wine in Burgundy, mainly Côte de Nuits
and Côte de Beaune, that are smooth, honest, precise, silky and fabulously
fruity. A collection of forty-odd wines, 65% red and 35% white.

Puligny-Montrachet
Premier Cru Champ Canet
Floral and full-bodied
The chardonnays were harvested on
August 23rd, pressed in whole clusters
then barrelled to age on lees for 17
months. A rich wine with orchard fruit
and white floral aromas alongside mild
roasted notes.
Puligny-Montrachet
Premier Cru Champ Gain
Fruity and smooth
The harvest took place on August 25th. The
grapes were pressed in whole clusters.
The wine was aged for 17 months. White
fruit and citrus come together to tantalise
the tastebuds.
The 2020 harvests balance of sugar/acidity. The outstanding
Chassagne-Montrachet
The harvests took place in reverse order. ripeness meant the whole harvest could Premier Cru Les Chenevottes
be made into wine depending on the plots.
They started with ripe reds before whites.
It was a very good harvest but sunburnt 2020’s style: balanced Fruity and silky
berries had to be removed, especially and concentrated The grapes picked on August 28th were
pinot noir, whilst chardonnay fared better The chardonnays have a good balance of pressed in whole clusters and barrelled
in the heat. It was a case of quality over sugar/acidity which is a good sign for a in 450l vats to age on lees for 12 months
with no stirring or racking.
quantity as there was a low yield with highly good Burgundy. Wine with intense yellow fruit aromas
concentrated reds. That said, the whites enhanced by subtle honey notes.
produced the right amounts with a good

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