Puligny Montrachet wines have a deservedly excellent reputation. The village has two of Burgundy’s six white Grand Crus and partial claim for two more that cross into its terrain. The gently sloping vineyards face east and the soil is chalky clay with plenty of stones to ensure the land is well drained. The combination of these factors contributes to the production of truly outstanding Chardonnay, rich fruit with a mineral steeliness. Puligny Montrachet produces almost entirely white wine. The little Pinot Noir that is harvested yields fruity red wine that is supple in character.
Tasting notes: Tight and taut minerality races across the palate with a very delicate use of oak balancing out the body perfectly. This is classic terroir driven Puligny.
Tasting notes: Grapes from seven separate parcels of vines go into the village wine. The most important are Les Brelances and Les Tremblots and in total the parcels add up to 4.64ha. With vines on the Chassagne side of the village giving density and weight and those towards the Meursault side bringing minerality, together with the purity and floral qualities of those in the heart of the village, the combination produces a village wine of unusual complexity. The oak regime here is typically 15-20% new.
Tasting notes: Fine and tight and introvert. Quite pure and lean and mineral with just a hint of wild flowers. A hint of bitter quinine on the finish. This should eventually be very pure and fine but one will have to wait. Our sample is from a tank with more new oak than the final blend will have.
Tasting notes: Interesting, complex bouquet already of undergrowth, vegetation. Quite substantial and dense on the palate. Very firm, almost rigid at this point. Should blossom into something very intriguing. Long and nuanced. But that backbone...! Good fruit too.
Tasting notes: Just finished its malo, still quite surly on the nose. Some smokiness. Very very embryonic. Still dominated by very young, almost raw, acidity. Minerals, not obvious fruit at this stage. This will presumably be a very slow burner. Extremely firm but impressive length. Baby Chevalier, suggests Eric Remy.
