2007 Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres
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Pernot’s 2007 Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres offers a fascinating and alluring aromatic melange of honeysuckle, orange blossom, nutmeg, cardamom, ginger, and pear. Rich and satiny on the palate, yet preserving primary refreshment and with a lovely sense of lift, it finishes with bitter peach kernel and pear pip, piquant spice, and toasted nuttiness, adding interest and invigoration without halting the impressive flow of sheer ripe fruit. Here is another 2007 one can and should enjoy immediately, yet one that should keep well for at least 6-8 years. Veteran Paul Pernot followed up his superb though alcoholically outsized 2006s with an equally impressive collection of 2007s that he characterizes as more generous than but in many respects similar to his 2004s. He harvested most of his Chardonnay between the 6th and mid September. This site north of Folatieres is monopolized by Pernot and the Jadot-owned Duc de Magenta domaine. Various import agents, including Jeanne Marie de Champs Selection, Domaines et Saveurs, Beaune; fax 011-33-3-80-25-04-81 and Peter Vezan, Paris; fax 011 33 1 42 55 42 93; as well as various independent importers including Louis/Dressner Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 334 8191
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, pale yellow. Expressive aromas and flavors of orange blossom, peach, nuts and flowers. Displays the supple, pliant side of 2007 and yet this is quite young, even a bit youthfully aggressive, on the broad back end.
Bright, fresh yellow. Highly aromatic nose combines peach, spices, flowers and herbs. At once dense and lively, with a juicy sweetness to the fruit and lovely inner-mouth aromatic perfume. Finishes quite firm-edged and pure, with attractive peachy lift. Showing early sex appeal.
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.