2009 Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles
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Tasting notes
Pale straw-yellow. Ripe peach complicated by a musky leesy nuance on the rather reticent nose. Fat, sweet and powerful but a bit musclebound today. Pernot notes that this rocky parcel features less than a foot of topsoil, less than his two grand crus. I'd forget about this one for four years.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
Nerve and refinement. Effortless balance though perhaps dangerously open. (JR)
Pale yellow. Ripe peach and lime complicated by white flowers, clove and stone. Sweet, juicy and concentrated, offering a superb combination of volume, palate-staining fruit and energy. Finishes very long, with lovely aromatic lift. This rocky site produced less quantity than the Folatieres or Clos de la Garenne in 2009, according to Pernot.
About the producer
Domaine Paul Pernot is synonymous with Puligny-Montrachet. For the last 30 years, the estate – alongside Domaine Leflaive and Domaine de Montille (previously Château de Puligny-Montrachet) – has been one of the largest shareholders in the appellation.