2011 Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet
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Bright pale yellow. Peach, hazelnut, butter, toast and vanilla on the nose. Then surprisingly fat and sweet in the mouth and much more civilized in the early going than the comparatively tough Perrieres. Ripe peach and pineapple fruit flavors are nicely framed by harmonious acidity but this is essentially a lush, even warm style. Saturates the mouth on the finish, which is firmed by an edge of acidity. "The small crop in 2011 really saved the vintage," noted Latour, who started harvesting on August 28.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(two of six barrels are new): Pale yellow. Sweet aromas of soft citrus fruits and fresh apricot. Fresh and generous, with lovely harmonious acidity (4.9 grams) supported by the wine's sweetness (3 grams per liter). Finishes sweet, long and pure, leaving a scent of fresh peach in the glass. Along with this wine, the Meursault Narvaux and Charmes also fermented for a longer time and finished with around three grams per liter of residual sugar. But the other 2011s here are also carrying a rather high 2.7 grams, with acidity levels in the 4.5 to 4.8 range.