2023 Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles
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The 2023 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles has turned out beautifully, unfurling to reveal aromas of peach, orange blossom, toasted nuts and iodine. Full-bodied, ample and textural, it's fleshy and layered, with a seamless, enveloping profile girdled by bright acids. It will offer a broad drinking window.
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The 2024 Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru, which Brice de la Morandière quipped was a "Grand Cru" (well, he does have grounds), has a succinct bouquet with lime, citrus peel and light flinty aromas that gradually unfurl in the glass. The palate is well balanced, cut from a similar cloth to the Les Combettes but with a slightly creamier texture. Perhaps it does not quite have the same "electricity" as the latter. This is long in the mouth, but juxtaposing the two cuvées I might err towards the Les Combettes.
About the producer
Domaine Leflaive is arguably Burgundy’s most famous white wine producer, setting the benchmark for top-quality Chardonnay in the Côte de Beaune and the world. The property is the largest land-owner in Puligny-Montrachet, with extensive holdings in the village and five hectares of Grand Cru vineyards