The 2009 Fixin offers up sweet scents of pipe tobacco, herbs, licorice and red cherries, all of which are buffered by a lively vein of minerality. The finish shows excellent drive and verve. Tasted from barrel. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022. Louis Boillot remarked that he and his wife Ghislaine Barthod were the first to harvest in 2009, but the last in 2008. In 2009 Boillot was concerned with losing the singular expression of site, hence his decision to pick on the early side. The 2009s were made from 100% destemmed fruit, as is the custom here. New oak reached a maximum of 25-30%. Boillot is among the growers who prefers the 2008s to the 2009s, which he describes as more faithful and transparent to site. Importer: Rosenthal Wine Merchant, Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990