2023 Puligny Montrachet Les Referts
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Just downslope from Les Combettes. They buy the grapes but also do the work in the vines. Fermentation and malo in oak, 10% new. Cask sample. More marked by stone-dust on the nose than the Dugat-Py Chassagne Morgeot or their Meursault Porusot, less obviously ripe fruited, though no lack of fruit and the concentration of the fruit emerges as the wine opens. There’s a herbal note, too, a suggestion of pea pod. Smooth, deep and finely textured. Elegant and fresh as well as concentrated. Persistent and chalky on the finish. (JH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Another old-vine cuvée produced from purchased fruit harvested by the Dugat-Py team, the 2023 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Referts delivers aromas of pear, orange oil, nutmeg, white flowers and buttered toast. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's more textural than the Champ Gain, with an unctuous core of fruit and a saline finish.
About the producer
Dugat-Py, based at the base of the Combe de Lavaux in Gevrey-Chambertin, stands as one of Burgundy’s most revered producers, known for crafting Pinot Noir of incredible depth, power, and age-worthiness.