2009 Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles
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The 2009 Puligny-Montrachet Pucelles emerges from the glass with seamless, generous fruit. It shows lovely harmony and balance in an understated style. A long yet subtle finish rounds things out nicely. Anticipated maturity: 2013+. Vincent Girardin is among the producers who have made the most dramatic changes in response to the issue of premature oxidation. Girardin has increased the amount of time his wines spend on their lees, has lowered new oak, has eliminated batonnage and has basically re-built his entire approach from the bottom up, which I have to say, is quite impressive. The 2009s were harvested beginning on September 15, with natural alcohols in the 12.5-13% range. The wines were bottled between mid-March and mid-May 2011. Today the 2009s are quite fresh and still showing some of the effects of their recent bottling. It is safe to say the wines Girardin is making today are quite different from those of the past. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate
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Hazy pale yellow. Vibrant aromas of candied lemon peel, flowers and crushed stone. Chewy, airy and classically dry, with an almost oily impression of extract to its flavors of citrus fruits and flowers. This fairly big and sappy wine finishes with lovely lift.