Jean-Claude Boisset Les Ursulines

Region: Burgundy, France
Vintage:: 2023
Producer:: Jean-Claude Boisset
Grapes:: Pinot Noir

Wine Description:

Intense aromas of forest fruits are married with a well integrated toastiness. On the palate, velvety tannins give structure and a mouthwatering acidity carries the flavours onto the lingering finish. A Bourgogne Pinot Noir that punches well above its weight.

Upon arrival at the winery, the bunches went through a rigorous triage on the sorting table. The grapes were then destemmed but not crushed, and gravity-fed into stainless-steel vats. Maceration lasted 20 days, including four days of pre-fermentation cold maceration at 12°C to extract aroma and colour. Fermentation took place with indigenous yeasts with occasional punching down of the cap. Following fermentation, the wine was aged on lees for seven months in lightly toasted French oak barrels (10% new) before being lightly filtered and bottled.

Producer Description

Grégory Patriat is the accomplished winemaker at the helm of Nuits-Saint-Georges négociant Jean-Claude Boisset. Previously head viticulturist and assistant winemaker at the legendary Domaine Leroy, Grégory has brought a detailed, vineyard-led approach to Jean-Claude Boisset and produces wines that are truly reflective of their lieu-dits. It is a testament to his skill, that after tasting the 2021 vintage, Jancis Robinson MW wrote that she “was utterly knocked out by the balance and refinement of Grégory Patriat’s wines at J-C Boisset”.

Founded by the Boisset family in 1961, the estate is now based in Les Ursulines, a former convent in Nuits-Saint-Georges that has been converted into a state-of-the-art, gravity-fed winery. Grégory sources fruit from parcels across the Côte d’Or and has very close and long-standing relationships with the growers he works with, monitoring progress throughout the growing season on his regular runs through the vineyards. He determines the harvest dates of each vineyard, with two thirds hand harvested by the Jean-Claude Boisset team, allowing even greater control over quality. Grégory’s knowledge of, and passion for, Burgundy is unrivalled. A member of ‘Les Aligoteurs’, he gets just as excited about his Aligoté ‘Les Moutots’ as he does his trophy-winning Clos de la Roche Grand Cru.