Fine Wine: Boisset - award-winning Burgundy house

From small beginnings in Gevrey-Chambertin in the early 60's, Jean-Claude Boisset managed to build up a truly astonishing range of wines, including some of Burgundy's most hallowed vineyard sites, and projects as far afield as California and even India!

A family-owned wine company founded in 1961, with their first parcel located in Gevrey-Chambertin, Boisset today is based in Les Ursulines, a former convent in Nuits-Saint-Georges. Run by brother and sister duo Jean-Charles and Nathalie Boisset, in 2018 they opened a new state-of-the-art winery, reflecting their modern, technical approach to winemaking.

The wines have always been impressive, but since 2002 the wines have been made by Grégory Patriat, previously head viticulturist and assistant winemaker at the legendary Domaine Leroy. Grégory has brought a detailed, vineyard-led approach to Jean-Claude Boisset. This approach is mirrored in Grégory’s winemaking, resulting in wines that reflect their origins with a harmony of freshness and fruit expression. After tasting the 2021 vintage, Jancis Robinson wrote that she “was utterly knocked out by the balance and refinement of Grégory Patriat’s wines at J-C Boisset”.

Today Grégory makes 45 wines from across the Côte d’Or, working closely with his team of growers throughout the year. He gets just as excited about his Aligoté, his Fixin Blanc or other lesser-known appellations, as he does about his plot of Grand Cru ‘Clos de la Roche’ (from which he has been buying fruit since 2002) or his vines in Chambolle-Musigny (which includes a parcel of the Premier Cru ‘Clos de l’Orme’).

Grégory’s wines have won no fewer than 74 medals and 13 trophies from prestigious competitions over the past eight years, including the International Wine Challenge ‘Clos de la Roche’ Trophy, which he has won five times.

Boisset's representative in the UK, Michael Troy, will be leading the tasting, giving us an in-depth understanding of the workings of the domain and character of the wines.

Wines on tasting (8):

- Bourgogne Chardonnay "Les Ursulines" 2022

- Marsannay Blanc 2020

- Santenay Blanc 1er Cru "Passetemps" 2020

- Meursault "Le Limosin" 2022

- Bourgogne Pinot Noir "Les Ursulines" 2022

- Chorey-les-Beaune "Les Beaumonts" 2022

- Nuits-Saint-Georges "Le Coteau des Bois" 2021

- Vosne-Romanee 2020