Notes:

Note: from 70+ year old vines

Producer note: Etienne Grivot describes 2008 as a vintage that had an "early start tothe vegetative cycle. April, May and most of June were good if not perfectthough July and August were pretty much terrible and good weather did notreturn until the middle of September. Then, with cool but sunny weatherand the north wind, maturities exploded, the rot dried up and this shortperiod frankly saved the harvest. We had already done leaf pulling on thenorth side of the vines so the wind was doubly effective as stopping therot in its tracks as well as causing damaged berries to fall to the ground. We began picking on the 24th of September and lost between 5 and 15%through sorting, depending of course on the vineyard in question. Grapematurities varied but if you did a thorough sorting job and had reasonableyields, what remained was actually quite ripe. I really like 2008, in factit reminds me of 1993 but with sweeter tannins. While it's too early tosay for sure, I am cautiously optimistic that 2008 could possibly be agreat vintage."

Tasting note: This is a classic Boudots with its half Vosne/half Nuits personality as thearomatic profile is both ripe and spicy, offering an herb-infused mix ofred pinot and plum fruit notes that complement the rich, powerful andserious full-bodied flavors that possess solid dry extract level thatconfers a textured mouth feel by virtue of buffering the very firm andmouth coating tannins. This will require patience. Burghound 91 Outstanding!