Domaine Henri Boillot

The Boillot family has been making wine in Burgundy since 1885, across five generations. Henri Boillot inherited a stake in his father Jean Boillot's domaine alongside his siblings, but the operation as Domaine Henri Boillot in its current form dates only to 2005, when Henri bought out the shares of his brother and sister and put his own name to the estate. His brother Jean-Marc Boillot had earlier moved to establish a separate operation in Pommard, splitting the family inheritance into two independent domaines. The 2005 restructuring allowed Henri to consolidate operational control, refine the portfolio, and develop his own stylistic identity built around precision white Burgundy from Côte de Beaune Premier Crus.

• Boillot family has been making wine in Burgundy since 1885, now in fifth generation
• 2005: Henri bought out siblings, putting his own name on the domaine inherited from father Jean
• Brother Jean-Marc Boillot earlier established a separate Pommard-based domaine
• Restructuring allowed Henri to focus the portfolio and develop his own stylistic identity

Henri Boillot leads the estate, with his son Guillaume Boillot active in the operation since 2006. The division of labor has been long-established: Henri focuses on the white wine program (Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet) while Guillaume has historically led red wine production from Volnay, Beaune, and Savigny-lès-Beaune. The arrangement has placed the estate among the more publicly visible father-son cellar partnerships in modern Burgundy. The estate also operates a separate négociant arm, Maison Henri Boillot, that broadens the family's commercial reach using sourced fruit and shares the Boillot identity.

• Henri Boillot, fifth generation, oversees the estate and the white wine program
• Son Guillaume Boillot joined in 2006 and has long led red wine production from Volnay, Beaune, and Savigny-lès-Beaune
• Maison Henri Boillot is a separate négociant arm under the same family identity
• Among the most publicly visible father-son cellar partnerships in modern Burgundy

The 15 hectares of Domaine Henri Boillot are split between red and white holdings across the Côte de Beaune. White holdings are concentrated in Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, with the flagship Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières long regarded as one of the references for the appellation. Other whites include Meursault village, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Crus, and a Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru. Red holdings are based in Volnay (multiple Premier Crus including Les Caillerets and Les Chevret), Beaune, and Savigny-lès-Beaune. The Boillot reds typically express Volnay's signature combination of perfumed lift and elegant structure rather than weight or extraction, in keeping with the modern style of the appellation.

• Approximately 15 hectares total estate vineyards across the Côte de Beaune
• White holdings: Meursault (including 1er Cru Les Genevrières), Puligny-Montrachet Premier Crus, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
• Red holdings: Volnay (multiple 1er Crus including Caillerets and Chevret), Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune
• Meursault Genevrières is widely regarded as one of the appellation's reference bottlings

The Boillot stylistic signature for whites is precision over richness: Henri's Meursault and Puligny bottlings emphasize aromatic clarity, mineral tension, and balance over the richer, more buttery style that the Côte de Beaune was once known for. Whites are typically barrel-fermented in French oak with a moderate proportion of new wood and bâtonnage carefully managed to preserve freshness. The reds, led by Guillaume, follow the modern Volnay template: gentle extraction, judicious whole-cluster use depending on vintage, and aging in French oak with restrained new-oak proportions. The portfolio is built on transparency to site rather than heavy stylistic intervention.

• Whites: barrel-fermented in French oak with moderate new wood; bâtonnage carefully managed for freshness
• Reds: gentle extraction, vintage-dependent whole-cluster use, restrained new oak
• Style emphasizes precision and aromatic clarity over richness and weight
• Both red and white programs build on transparency to site rather than stylistic intervention

Henri Boillot has built one of the most consistently respected Côte de Beaune domaines of the modern era, with a style that helped redefine what Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet could be after the leesy, oaky excesses of the late 1990s. The Meursault Les Genevrières in particular has served as a benchmark for the appellation, alongside parallel work from Domaine des Comtes Lafon and Coche-Dury. The 2005 restructuring under Henri's name and the long-running collaboration with his son Guillaume position the estate well for an eventual generational transition, though the specific arrangement and timing have not been publicly detailed. Together with Maison Henri Boillot, the operation represents one of the more substantial integrated domaine-and-négociant operations in Volnay.

• Among the most consistently respected Côte de Beaune domaines of the modern era
• Meursault Les Genevrières serves as a benchmark for the appellation alongside Lafon and Coche-Dury
• Helped redefine the Meursault style toward precision over richness in the post-2000s era
• Operation includes both domaine and négociant arms (Maison Henri Boillot)