Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi from Henri Boillot has a lively, ebullient, slightly bubblegum-scented nose with plenty of red cherry fruit laced with a drop of balsamic. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and good acidity. This is a playful Pinot Noir, not complex but well balanced and with plenty of pinoté on the finish, finishing with a spicy tang.