Chablis Bougros, Patrick Piuze 2014

Here there are no such reductive issues as the airy and cool nose is clean and composed of green fruit, citrus peel, algae and wet stone nuances. The big, powerful and impressively rich flavors possess plenty of muscle on the almost painfully intense flavors that deliver excellent length. This is textbook Bougros which is to say that there isn't much finesse but this certainly does not lack for punch.

The 2014 Chablis Grand Cru Bougros, from vines that are located on the plateau, has subtle tropical fruit on the nose – guava and apricot – one of the most generous aromatic profiles from Patrick Piuze. The palate is fresh and rounded, rich in the mouth for a 2014, with white peach and citrus lemon notes on the long, rounded finish. Very fine, and probably approachable compared to the other Grand Crus.