The Boillot old vines 2006 Puligny-Montrachet Folatieres delivers pungent herbs and a tart concentration of yellow plum, pineapple, and lemon, which - combined with piquant nuttiness and a rather austere sensation of wet stone - makes for a wine that's currently more formidable than it is loveable. The finish here really breaks down the door and rushes one's defenses, generating little heat, but taking no prisoners. It should really be interesting to see what this ferocious bundle of vinous energy delivers after 4-5 years in bottle. Henri Boillot's ambitious and burgeoning negociant arm is made up in large part of many small bottling lots, representing remarkably many of the Cote d-Or's most prestigious crus. -Precision and minerality- are words he offers to explain his intentions even in a vintage as ripe as 2006, and for the most part he walks the accompanying walk, with wines (largely assembled in tank) that showed more generously and expressively than did Boillot's estate wines on the same day. Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724

The Boillot old vines 2006 Puligny-Montrachet Folatieres delivers pungent herbs and a tart concentration of yellow plum, pineapple, and lemon, which - combined with piquant nuttiness and a rather austere sensation of wet stone - makes for a wine that's currently more formidable than it is loveable. The finish here really breaks down the door and rushes one's defenses, generating little heat, but taking no prisoners. It should really be interesting to see what this ferocious bundle of vinous energy delivers after 4-5 years in bottle. Henri Boillot's ambitious and burgeoning negociant arm is made up in large part of many small bottling lots, representing remarkably many of the Cote d-Or's most prestigious crus. -Precision and minerality- are words he offers to explain his intentions even in a vintage as ripe as 2006, and for the most part he walks the accompanying walk, with wines (largely assembled in tank) that showed more generously and expressively than did Boillot's estate wines on the same day.Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (415) 491 4724