Les Perrières Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay

Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.

Nose shows similarities to Vincent Dauvissat. Honeysuckle-honeycomb, butterscotch, melted butter, biscuits, yellow florals.

The palate reveals good viscosity, round, long & thick. Meyer lemon, apricots, yellow peach, red & green apple, syrupy pineapple, white spice, limestone marl, grey volcanics, sea spray-saline, muddy chalk, flint, almonds, yellow & white flowers, excellent round acidity and beautiful, balanced, well polished, lush finish that lasts just over two-minutes and landing on spice & minerals.

Will merit another point or two w/ appropriate age (5 plus years) and is a better buy at $220 than the 22 Dauvissat for $20 more.

Finally coming around. First vintage ⚡️

Well balanced needs time- drank from magnum. Oak needs to integrate beautiful but needs time to develop to the true stunning wine its genetics possess

Lean on midpAlate- give a year or three but destine to be a classic

Young. A bit awkward. SO2?

A bit riper than the older L. Carillon wines and my nod goes to Jacques.

Now THIS is burgundy. 2010 is incredible.

Aromatic breadth coupled with textural tension. Love the sense of "fat" and weight balanced by a sharp cut of acid and stones. Lots of bombastic energy that seems to be confined into a focused and precise wine; everything that makes white Burgundy so pleasurable

Damn good Puligny, but still doesn't compare to his Champs Gains.

Great balance, a bit angry now. Wait five years.