2021 Puligny Montrachet Les Garennes
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The 2021 Puligny-Montrachet La Garenne 1er Cru has a succinct nose with Braeburn apple, Cornice pear and subtle petrichor scents that discretely unfold in the glass, but never get too carried away. The palate is well balanced with some new oak to be subsumed on the entry, fine depth, a little richer than other crus with orange zest perking up the finish. This has a very late malo and it requires the second winter in barrel to bind it together, but the potential is here.
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Matthew Hayes, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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There are two barrels of the 2021 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne, a medium to full-bodied, ample and racy white redolent of crisp green orchard fruit, waxy citrus, fresh mint and white flowers. Satiny, pure and precise, it concludes with a mouthwateringly saline finish.
0.15 hectare. Partial malolactic conversion. Cask sample. Mid lemon. Apple, lemon, white flowers. Puligny richness immediately evident with a peppery, spice note. This is young and shell-like, but evidently concentrated and powerful. (MH)
About the producer
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (known by many as PYCM) is a négociant and domaine that has become one of the most popular white wine producers in Burgundy – with a prolific number of cuvées from the top Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.