2020 Puligny Montrachet Les Combettes
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The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru has the most intense aromatics of the flight: "punchy" aromas of green apple, Mirabelle and enticing sea spray/cockle shed. This has real character. The palate is beautifully balanced with a tangy opening. There's a keen line of acidity with the faintest reduction. The finish is crisp and powerful. This sophisticated, multifaceted Puligny-Montrachet should mature with panache in bottle. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes is showing even better than when I last tasted it shortly after bottling. Unfurling in the glass with a deep bouquet of pear, white flowers, orange leaf, buttery pastry and crushed mint, it's full-bodied, dense and satiny, with a layered, concentrated core and the thick, almost unctuous mid-palate typical of this terroir at its best, animated by racy acids and chalky structure.
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes 1er Cru has a very delineated, mineral-driven bouquet that is cut from the same clothe as the Champ Gain. The palate is taut and fresh with grapefruit, lemon rind and orange zest, good depth, quite powerful of the finish with a vibrant line of acidity. Excellent.