2014 Puligny Montrachet La Garenne
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Pale yellow-gold. Yellow peach and spicy oak on the nose. Concentrated and nicely delineated, showing excellent thrust and framing lemony acidity to its pear, peach and mineral flavors. Conveys an impression of high-altitude freshness but this is plenty ripe for the year. Finishes rich and long. Incidentally, this bottling is now a négociant blend of three components, two of them estate. There was previously a separate domain bottling of La Garenne, but Jadot decided that that was too confusing.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2014 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru la Garenne has a well defined bouquet with green apple and touches of white peach, delicate at first but gaining intensity with aeration. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, nicely weighted in the mouth but just missing some tension and nervosité towards the finish. Drink over the next 5-7 years.
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.