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BURGUNDY NOUVELLES

DE BOISSET
WINTER 2020-2021

NEW!
Ever inventive Louis Bouillot’s first sulfur-free

with some exceptional vintages and accessories to discover Crémant de Bourgognes

The Louis Bouillot wine house is completing its collection of Crémant de Bourgogne
wines with two new sulfur-free cuvées: A Blanc de Blancs and a Blanc de Noirs.

Louis Bouillot is taking a step forward
in the art of making great Crémant de
Bourgognes and bringing out the very
best the fruit has to offer. In short, from
grape to glass, sulfur-free crémant is the
way to go!
These crémants
unabashedly showcase
Burgundy’s two
emblematic varietals

The Chardonnay grape in Perle d’Ivoire
offers a lively and fruity blanc de blancs
for an invigorating aperitif.
The Pinot Noir varietal in Perle de Nuit
Perle Rare in the Les Villages makes for a broad and indulgent blanc
A stopper
starring role with 2007 extra-brut to preserve all the bubbles for up to 48 hours. de noirs for lovers of powerful emotions.
the 2017 vintage! An exceptional Crémant One click and it’s sealed! One might think this were a risky operation
The soft succulence of This is the second vintage of this sophisticated because vinifying these wines requires
rigor and painstaking work that starts in
youth plays the starring wine, made from six great Burgundy terroirs, the vines. The grapes must be healthy
role in this sun-drenched classified as village appellations. and rich with good acidity, which is
It expresses its illustrious grapes, Chardonnay
performance. and Pinot Noir. But what makes it special indispensable for the wine to hold its
own. The plots selected for this type of
With dominant Chardonnay aromas against is that it is made using grapes from six vinification are two terroirs from the Louis
a backdrop of Aligoté, locations on the plots that produce village wines, selected Bouillot vineyard.
Côte d’Or and the Beaujolais provide its for their powerful whites (Saint-Véran, The Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Chenôvre-
crisp, mineral framework. Saint-Aubin, Saint-Romain) and their Ermitage in Savigny-lès-Beaune provides
The bubbles are a black-and-white affair, expressive reds (Savigny-lès-Beaune, the Chardonnay. This plot of 30-year-old
the power of Pinot underpinning a third Gevrey-Chambertin), this year with the vines, that offer moderate yields of around
of the blend, from additional settings on addition of some minerality from the 55 hectoliters per hectare, and grow at
the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. Chablis terroir. 420m above sea level, enjoy a cooler
The nose zooms in on springtime, with A perfect balance of these two varietals microclimate that ensures later ripening
aromas of white blossom, honeysuckle, has been achieved, honed by very long and thus greater vigor.
and acacia, intercut with some flint. In the ageing of 13 years, the majority in oak The Couchois supplies the Pinot Noir,
mouth, the scene evolves with images of barrels, with an extra-brut dosage to bring A large ice bucket with fairly high vines at 400m above
fresh fruits, golden apples as guest star out the prestigious origins of the grapes. sea level that ripen fairly late, ensuring
with toasted notes appearing as extras. The 2007 vintage is a complex, powerful for cooling five regular bottles or three magnums. powerful wines.
A stainless-steel coating with a protective epoxy
The depth of field is apparent, the sparkle wine that is fresh yet broad in the mouth, varnish makes cleaning a breeze.
worthy of a Hollywood spectacle, like a truly sparkling cuvée!
Marilyn in a bubble bath. The finish wraps
with lemony notes.
A beautifully-scripted affair, bathed in
natural light, with a happy ending. The
award season awaits!

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