2017 Puligny Montrachet Les Perrieres
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The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières 1er Cru has quite a boisterous nose, powerful if just missing the focus of its peers. A very slight fennel note emerges with time. The palate is balanced and weighty, possibly showing just a touch of botrytis that lends a subtle honeyed note toward the heady finish. This is an instance where I feel the botrytis governs the style of the wine rather than adding another dimension. Yes, I expected a little more from this bottle. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet Les Perrières 1er Cru has a precise bouquet of crushed rocks, apple blossom and faint hazelnut aromas, all with impressive intensity. The elegant, pretty palate is very well balanced, offering a fine bead of acidity and apricot, quince and touches of lychee toward the generous, open finish. Lovely, although I prefer the nerve of the Champ Canet.
The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières is showing brilliantly, bursting from the glass with aromas of citrus oil, musky orange blossom, Anjou pear and white flowers. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with fine concentration, racy acids, and a long, nicely defined finish. Incisive but enveloping, this is a terrific young wine from Jacques Carillon.