2009 Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres
Estimated value
Buying options
Tasting notes
Gilles Desprez – a man who has considerable experience in the US – suggested that this is classic Leroy, but with a “Californian touch”. Intense bouquet of gun smoke, flint, ripe lemon, toasted almonds and pinenut. A wine that seems to flair out with a beautifully rounded and rich core, packed with fleshy white peach, lemon, mango, pineapple and butterscotch. This full-bodied wine gives way to a long finish that lingers with marzipan, blossom and minerality. Near perfect balance and great tension. Superb.
About the producer
The négociant arm of Lalou Bize-Leroy's Burgundy empire is Maison Leroy. The Leroy name provides a seal of Madame Leroy's approval and the very finest quality, with the wines released only when she deems them ready to drink. They are undoubtedly some of the most sought-after bottlings in the region.