Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot

Jean-Marc Boillot comes from the Boillot wine family of Volnay: he is one of two sons of Jean Boillot, and his brother is Henri Boillot. His grandfather Étienne Sauzet planted the old vines in the domaine's Jarollières, Combettes and Champ Canet. Jean-Marc worked with his grandfather from 1967 to 1984 and was then régisseur of Maison Olivier Leflaive until 1989. He started his own business with vines he bought and with vines inherited gradually from his Boillot grandparents in Pommard in 1988 and from his Sauzet grandparents in Puligny-Montrachet in 1993. The domaine has been installed at 2 route de Beaune in Pommard since 1985.

• One of two sons of Jean Boillot of Volnay; brother Henri Boillot
• Grandfather Étienne Sauzet planted the old vines in Jarollières, Combettes and Champ Canet
• 1967 to 1984: worked with his grandfather; then régisseur of Maison Olivier Leflaive until 1989
• Vines inherited gradually from the Boillot grandparents in Pommard (1988) and the Sauzet grandparents in Puligny-Montrachet (1993)
• Domaine installed at 2 route de Beaune, Pommard, since 1985

The domaine's wines come from Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault, Beaune, Volnay and Pommard. In Pommard, the Premier Cru Les Jarollières covers 1.31 hectares at mid-slope in south Pommard, planted between 1929 and 1945, and Les Rugiens comes from 15 ares 17 in Rugiens-Bas, planted in 1929 and 1930. As of 2017 a village Pommard came from the 0.4-hectare vineyard next to the domaine. In Volnay, the Premier Crus are Le Ronceret (32.08 ares at the foot of the slope, planted in 1985), Carelle sous la Chapelle (27 ares 86, planted in 1958) and Pitures (44 ares 27 in Pitures Dessus, planted in 1949 and 1950). In Puligny-Montrachet, Champ Canet covers 1 hectare 13 ares 49 above Les Combettes, planted between 1901 and 1960; Les Combettes covers 24 ares 52 at mid-slope, planted in 1944 and 1945; Les Referts covers 60 ares 65 at the foot of the slope, planted between 1951 and 1960; and La Truffière covers 24 ares 12 at 300 metres, planted in 1964 and 1965. The Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru parcel covers 18 ares 31 situated in Chassagne-Montrachet, planted in 1975. As of 2017 the domaine also held two hectares in the commune of Chardonnay in the Mâconnais and vines in the Languedoc.

• Pommard 1er Cru Les Jarollières: 1.31 ha, planted 1929 to 1945; Les Rugiens: 15 ares 17 in Rugiens-Bas, planted 1929 to 1930
• Volnay 1er Cru: Le Ronceret (32.08 ares, 1985), Carelle sous la Chapelle (27 ares 86, 1958), Pitures (44 ares 27, 1949 to 1950)
• Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru: Champ Canet (1 ha 13 ares 49), Les Combettes (24 ares 52), Les Referts (60 ares 65), La Truffière (24 ares 12)
• Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru: 18 ares 31 situated in Chassagne-Montrachet, planted 1975
• As of 2017: two hectares in the commune of Chardonnay (Mâconnais) and vines in the Languedoc

Vines are planted at a minimum density of 12,000 per hectare so that they compete and root deeply. The soils are ploughed, yields are regulated by strict pruning and disbudding, and the canopy is trimmed high, at 1.20 metres. Ripeness is monitored for two to three weeks before picking, and all grapes are harvested by hand and carried to the cuverie in crates. Whites are pressed as whole bunches in pneumatic presses, settled, fermented with selected yeasts entirely in oak barrels and put through full malolactic fermentation; they spend 11 months without racking, with lees stirring every 7 to 10 days, in 15 to 30 percent new barrels. Reds are sorted, fully destemmed and given an 18 to 21 day cuvaison in stainless steel, with a 6 to 8 day cold pre-fermentation, fermentation with selected yeasts, a few pump-overs and little or no punching down, and a vertical press; they age 13 months without racking in 228, 350 and 390 litre barrels, 30 percent of them new. All wines are bottled at the property.

• Minimum 12,000 vines per hectare; ploughing; strict pruning and disbudding; canopy trimmed at 1.20 metres
• Hand harvest after two to three weeks of ripeness monitoring
• Whites: whole-bunch pneumatic pressing, selected yeasts, 100 percent barrel fermentation, 11 months without racking, 15 to 30 percent new barrels
• Reds: 100 percent destemmed, 6 to 8 day cold pre-fermentation, 18 to 21 day cuvaison, vertical press, 13 months in barrel with 30 percent new
• Bottled at the property

The white range runs from Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Blanc and a series of Mâcon wines (Mâcon Chardonnay, Mâcon Village, Mâcon Lugny Les Genièvres, and Mâcon Chardonnay Les Busserettes, Le Berceau and Les Perrières) through Rully 1er Cru, Montagny 1er Cru, Monthélie Les Sous Roches, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet to the Puligny-Montrachet Premier Crus La Garenne, Les Referts, Champ Canet, Les Combettes and La Truffière, and Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru; a 2024 Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches is also listed. The red range covers Mâcon Cruzille, Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Monthélie Les Sous Roches, Volnay, Pommard, Beaune 1er Cru Epenottes, the Volnay Premier Crus Le Ronceret, Carelle sous la Chapelle and Pitures, and the Pommard Premier Crus Jarollières and Rugiens. The domaine describes Pitures as a parcel that often gives a more structured wine because of its northern position near Pommard.

• Whites: Bourgogne Aligoté, Bourgogne Blanc, Mâcon bottlings, Rully 1er Cru, Montagny 1er Cru, Monthélie, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet village and five Premier Crus, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches
• Reds: Mâcon Cruzille, Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Monthélie, Volnay, Pommard, Beaune 1er Cru Epenottes, three Volnay Premier Crus, Pommard 1er Cru Jarollières and Rugiens

Jean-Marc Boillot's daughter Lydie Alzingre, his son-in-law François Alzingre and their children are the domaine's next generation, and nine people work at the estate. In 2017 Jean-Marc was supported by Lydie Alzingre and his son Benjamin. In 2020 the domaine bought the wine bar business at 12 place de l'Europe in Pommard, in place there since 2014, and opened it as Maison Jean-Marc Boillot, a wine bar, tasting room and shop. The bar offers guided tastings of 4, 6 or 8 of the domaine's white and red wines, drawn from more than 25 appellations.

• Next generation: daughter Lydie Alzingre, son-in-law François Alzingre and their children
• Nine people work at the domaine
• 2020: Maison Jean-Marc Boillot opened at 12 place de l'Europe, Pommard, as wine bar, tasting room and shop
• Guided tastings of 4, 6 or 8 wines; more than 25 appellations

Primary sources (producer's own site): https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/appellations-vin-blanc-domaine-jean-marc-boillot-pommard.html, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/appellations-vin-rouge-domaine-jean-marc-boillot-pommard.html, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/bar-vins-degustation-pommard.html, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/actu/mon-actu-3, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/actu/ouverture-bar-a-vins-maison-jean-marc-boillot-pommard, and the domaine's 2024 technical sheets (PDF): https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20blancs/2024/francais/BATARD-MONTRACHET%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20blancs/2024/francais/PULIGNY-MONTRACHET%201er%20CRU%20Les%20Combettes%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20blancs/2024/francais/PULIGNY-MONTRACHET%201er%20CRU%20Champ%20Canet%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20blancs/2024/francais/PULIGNY-MONTRACHET%201er%20CRU%20Les%20Referts%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20blancs/2024/francais/PULIGNY-MONTRACHET%201er%20CRU%20La%20Truffiere%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20rouges/2024/Francais/POMMARD%201er%20Cru%20Les%20Jarollieres%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20rouges/2024/Francais/POMMARD%201er%20Cru%20Les%20Rugiens%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20rouges/2024/Francais/VOLNAY%201er%20Cru%20Le%20Ronceret%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20rouges/2024/Francais/VOLNAY%201er%20Cru%20Carelle%20Sous%20la%20Chapelle%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20rouges/2024/Francais/VOLNAY%201er%20Cru%20Pitures%202024.pdf, https://jeanmarc-boillot.com/media/images/FICHES%20TECHNIQUES/Vins%20blancs/2024/francais/BOURGOGNE%20BLANC%202024.pdf. Secondary source: Decanter (Clive Coates, last updated 3 June 2015), https://www.decanter.com/features/burgundy-going-it-alone-together-246740/. Last verified 2026-10-20. Where the producer's site and a secondary source disagree, the producer's site governs.