| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Burgundy > Côte de Beaune |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru has a strange bouquet, almost Muscat-like at the beginning. It's very floral to the extent that it masks the fruit profile. Given a few minutes in the glass, it finally gains delineation and focus, offering petrichor and sea cave, and then it's off and away. The palate is well-balanced with a finely posed entry, saline and focused, gaining weight towards a harmonious and powerful finish that pulls off the trick of being tender and graceful. Quite brilliant and, surprisingly, one of the highest scores awarded throughout the entire week-long tasting of 2020s. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. (Drink between 2026-2052)
Fresh plums and some spring flowers. This has all the requisite parts on the palate, fruit concentration, stony minerality, a significant core of white fruit and excellent length. Leaves a sense of grace and harmony. A stunning combination.
The stony soils here have produced a wine of admirable substance and depth, yet also of extraordinary balance. Citrus fruits and just a suggestion of honey on the nose, a bit of creamy richness from the maturation in 30% new casks, and impressive, minerally salinity, with a marvellous, lingering finish. The domaine owns a 0.85ha parcel here that touches Montrachet, just up the slope from Les Pucelles. (Drink between 2025-2050)
