2012 Puligny Montrachet Champs Gains
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The 2012 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain is very reserved and mineral-driven on the nose that appears to have closed up since bottling. The palate is citrus-fresh on the entry with well-integrated oak, just a slight honeyed note toward the hazelnut finish that lingers long in the mouth, that tang of dried orange peel begging you to take another sip. This is a superb Puligny-Montrachet from the Domaine but it needs a couple more years bottle age.
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Just lovely – really expressive citrus fruit, loads of tension on the palate and oodles of mineral and smoke complexity. Everything you could want from Puligny-Montrachet – masterful. (RH)
There is a hint of mandarin orange to the otherwise classic aromas of acacia blossom, pear, apple and wet stone nuances. The delicious medium weight flavors possess a beguiling succulence along with good detail and energy on the mineral inflected and persistent finish. In the same fashion as the La Garenne this is not particularly complex but I very much like the delivery. Tasted: Jun 15, 2014. Drink: 2016+
The 2012 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain is very reserved and mineral-driven on the nose that appears to have closed up since bottling. The palate is citrus-fresh on the entry with well-integrated oak, just a slight honeyed note toward the hazelnut finish that lingers long in the mouth, that tang of dried orange peel begging you to take another sip. This is a superb Puligny-Montrachet from the Domaine but it needs a couple more years bottle age. Aug 2015, www.robertparker.com