Puligny Clos de la Pucelle, Domaine Jean Chartron 2022

Pale lime tints to the colour. Quite closed on the nose, a little positive reduction, plenty of energy but tightly wound. Then a significant concentration of pure white fruit, evidently with plenty more to give later on. I did not quite find the anticipated personality and intensity, but this may just be going through a very closed stage.

The Clos de la Pucelle in 2022 has delivered a marvellous wine of great finesse and elegance. There is less forward lemony fruit than the Folatières but more density and richness. Discrete on the initial attack, this opens on the palate with notes of ripe pear, hazelnut and smoke. The texture is wonderfully creamy, yet there is nothing heavy about this, just an opulence that goes on seemingly forever on the palate. Give this wine a few years to open, and you will be rewarded for decades. (Drink between 2028-2055)