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PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2015

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2023 2024

Varietal

Chardonnay.

Tasting notes

Colour: shiny white gold.
Nose: aromas of citrus enhanced by delicately toasted vanilla notes.
Palate: fresh and light in the mouth, with a good minerality and discreet woody notes. The finale is long and charming.

Food and wine pairing

This wine will be perfect paired with refined dishes such poultry in sauce, veal fried with mushrooms, foie gras, lobster, crawfish, and grilled or fried sea-fish. On the cheese-board, its natural allies are goat cheeses, Reblochon, or soft-centred cheeses like Brie de Meaux.

Serving suggestions

12°-14°C

Ageing potential

6 to 8 years

Origins

Puligny-Montrachet is a village in the Côte de Beaune, located in the area that produces the best white wines in Burgundy: the Golden Triangle, bounded by the villages of Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet.

The second name "Montrachet" was only added at the end of the 19th century, to make the link with the grands crus that can be produced in the village. The appellation covers 211.46 hectares and produces almost exclusively white wines. Around a third of the appellation (98.18 hectares) is classified as Premier Cru, and these Premiers Crus contain 17 different Climats. The village also produces 5 Grands Crus.

The soil is mainly composed of ochre limestone. The subsoil is made up of layers of marl, which play a major role in the structure of the appellation's wines. The vines are located on the plain with a south-east exposure that protects them from the north wind and is ideal for getting maximum sunshine and ensuring good ripeness.

Vinification and maturing

Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted to respect our rigorous selection process. Once at the winery, the grapes go in a bladder press: squeezed from the inside of the press, they receive an equal amount of pressure, ensuring the best quality of juice with a minimal exposure to oxygen. The vinification and ageing take place in wooden vats and barrels with a proportion of 40% new oak that will give more structure to the wine and bring soft tannins as well as woody notes. The wine is aged on lees for 10 months; keeping the lees and stirring them occasionnaly will developp the complexity and aromas of the wine.

Vintage : 2015

2015 will remain as a memorable year for French wines, particularly Burgundies where the state of health of the vine was exceptional both for white and red wines. As such we were able to harvest our Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays at optimum phenolic maturity conducive to producing quality wines with concentration and balance.

Springtime arrived quickly after quite a mild winter. Flowering occurred quite rapidly in early June followed by veraison in mid-July and the grape-harvest which commenced in early August for the most-advanced vineyards. Our Pinot Noirs unfortunately sometimes suffered from the excessive hot temperatures, which lead to “sunburning” and a fall in certain yields. This magnificent healthy environment and the full maturity of the grape-stalks led to minimal sorting requirements at the cuverie. There was a higher proportion of full-bunch red vinification with fermentation in vat lasting 3 weeks on average.

Our white Burgundies reveal themselves as being quite rich and well-balanced and already showing fine expression for certain appellations. Their style will allow for enjoyable early drinking yet show signs of ageing well.

Our red Burgundies, as they are ageing in barrel, show intense colour with complex aromas of fully-ripe red fruit and a soft-tannic, fleshy structure, well-rounded and full to the taste with good length.

2015 can already be considered as a great vintage with generous wines while young which will continue to gain in complexity as they mature.