Mar
13
2010
On the nose there are notes of hazelnuts, brioche and honey. The palate is ripe and sophisticated with real intensity revealing lemon curd, peach and spice characters. There is a lovely rich texture and balance here, a complex wine with a long length. Just starting to drink beautifully now with further ageing potential.
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Mar
13
2010
Produced from 68 year old vines this wine has good concentration. With a complex nose of peach, spices and minerals which carry through to a dense and creamy palate.
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Mar
13
2010
Boillot chose to harvest the 2007 vintage very early on in September to retain acidity and pure fruit flavours. The nose is elegant with underlying notes of minerals and nutty oak flavours but slightly reticent. While the palate is dense and rich with good structure and finesse. Superb length and crisp acidity show that this [...]
Mar
13
2010
Bright, pale yellow with pure aromas of stone and citrus fruits, with some spicy oak showing through. The palate is sappy, bright and high-pitched with an intense flavour of ripe peach.
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Mar
13
2010
Rich, fat and expressive our allocation of this superb Puligny is very small. Direct from the domaine it is packed full of aniseed, pears and minerals with a lovely thick texture, great balance and length. This is a must buy for any Burgundy lover.
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Mar
12
2010
This Chardonnay is made in a Burgundian style with new French oak and battonage. The wine is fresh and lean with a complex nose of white flowers, peach, lemon zest and toasty new oak. The palate is tightly wound with real depth and elegance. It has a nutty richness and a steely backbone reminiscent of [...]
Mar
12
2010
The Cahill Lane offering from this boutique Californian winery is more restrained than others, it has real Burgundian tension with oak, fruit and structure in perfect harmony. Obviously produced with a nod to France with a lovely purity of Chardonnay flavours which would put many première cru Puligny Montrachet's to shame. With notes of hazelnut, [...]
Mar
12
2010
Bordering the acclaimed vineyards of Puligny Montrachet, Gérard Thomas produces a St Aubin premier cru that challenges its pricier neighbour. Barrel fermented with gentle hazelnut aromas and dry mineral complexity.
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Mar
11
2010
Anne-Claude Leflaive makes what many consider the finest Chardonnays in the world. 2005 was a great vintage producing rich, opulent wines which can be enjoyed in their youth and will keep well. This most famous of 1er Cru vineyards has notes of smoke and iodine with peach and buttered toast. The palate is multi-dimensional, detailed [...]
Mar
11
2010
Marc Jomain makes compacy, stylish wines with a real sense of place. His benchmark Puligny-Montrachet is elegant and long, with refined mineral characters. Presented in a stylish accessories case.
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Mar
11
2010
Marc Jomain makes compacy, stylish wines with a real sense of place. His benchmark Puligny-Montrachet is elegant and long, with refined mineral characters. Presented in stylish wooden packaging.
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Mar
11
2010
Marc Jomain makes compacy, stylish wines with a real sense of place. His benchmark Puligny-Montrachet is elegant and long, with refined mineral characters.
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Mar
06
2010
Majestic buys this, the most famous of all the Puligny Montrachet 1er Crus, direct from this up and coming Domaine. Les Pucelles borders the famous Grand Crus of Bâtard and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and its wines share many of the same rich, elegant and ageworthy characteristics. On the nose it displays citrus peel, white flowers, freshly buttered [...]