Boillot's 2006 Pommard comes from the premier cru Les Comes, which sits below the route nationale, and whose fruit he prefers to declassify. Ripe purple plum, smoked meat, and roasted chestnut on the nose follow onto a satisfyingly, expansive palate possesses of invigorating, smoky pungency, and just a bit of extraneous tannin, which however does not mar the wine's sense of juicy length. Pierre Boillot (grandson of Lucien) vinified and marketed together until 2003 with his slightly older brother Louis (who now shares facilities with his wife Ghislaine Barthod, and most of the same appellations as Pierre, and on whose outstanding wines I reported in issue 170 and again in this issue). They then separated their shares of inheritance, which include equally prime acreage in both Cotes, thanks to Lucien having long ago left his family's Volnay estate (now Domaine Henri Boillot) to stake his own claim in Gevrey. My first visit to taste here convinced me that this address and Pierre Boillot's talent should be known to all Burgundy lovers. Pierre Boillot lays great store by lees enrichment, never bottling before the second spring, and then without filtration.Importer: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel. (510) 524-1524