2017 Puligny Montrachet Les Garennes
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The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne reveals aromas of minty apples, Anjou pear, wheat toast and spices. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with succulent acids and a pure finish.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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(from 85-year-old vines that yielded 38 hectoliters per hectare in 2017; Colin has two 350-liter barrels, one of them new): Bright green-yellow. Ripe nectarine and lemon drop aromas are lifted by pungent brown spices, with herb and mint nuances emerging with air. At once densely packed and weightless, conveying a strong citrussy character but quite youthfully imploded today and every bit as tight as the Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets. As with his Baudines, Colin likes to wait to get enough ripeness here. He told me he worked this vineyard at his father Marc Colin's estate in 1991, 1992 and 1993 and each time he harvested too early. (13.1% alcohol)
About the producer
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (known by many as PYCM) is a négociant and domaine that has become one of the most popular white wine producers in Burgundy – with a prolific number of cuvées from the top Grands and Premiers Crus vineyards in the Côte de Beaune.