2020 Puligny Montrachet Champ Canet
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The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet 1er Cru is completely shut down on the nose, to the point where I ask myself whether it has any bouquet at all. Rigorous aeration is ensured to no avail. There is some volatility when I return after 15 minutes. The palate is balanced with a smooth entry, quite honeyed in style, though it feels a bit flat on the finish. I suspect this wine would have benefitted from being picked three or four days earlier. That said, it does meliorate in the glass. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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A much more floral-suffused nose reveals its aromas of apple and pear compote, lemon rind and discreet spice elements. There is better volume and mid-palate density to the delicious and appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors that possess markedly better depth and persistence on the youthfully austere, balanced and nicely dry finale. This is quite promising. (Drink starting 2028) (AM)
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet 1er Cru has quite a stern bouquet with wet limestone and touches of shucked oyster shell. The palate is fresh with open strawberry notes infusing the slightly tropical fruit. This is a Puligny built for wide appeal with quite a persistent finish. Lovely.