The quality and reputation of Puligny Montrachet make them white wines in high demand, increasingly difficult to find.
Here is a Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru from the very good 2022 vintage, from the "Les Combettes" Climat.
Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru 2022 - "Les Combettes"
Complex
Powerful
Mineral
Fruity
Woody
Among the most prestigious white wines of the Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet has in recent years had vintages of very high quality.... but in very small quantities.
In high demand and on sale all over the world, the production area of the white Puligny Montrachet is only 210 hectares, including Premiers Crus
This Puligny-Montrachet 2022 Premier Cru "Les Combettes" has great finesse and extraordinary aromatic complexity!
The grapes are harvested by hand in small crates and then the whole bunches are pressed in a pneumatic press. The juice is settled after pressing for 36 hours. Alcoholic fermentation and ageing are done 100% in oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation is 100% complete.
Duration of ageing: 20 months
Beautiful vines in the heart of the Great Chardonnay Terroirs of the Côte de Beaune. Facing south-east, it dominates the hillside of the village of Puligny-Montrachet. Clay-limestone soil with a strong presence of pebbles favouring a beautiful maturity.
The Jacques Prieur estate has patiently built its reputation thanks in particular to the work of a goldsmith in the vineyard.
Today one of the great international references of the Côte de Beaune and Burgundy.
Map of the Puligny-Montrachet appellation:
Sail through the Premier Cru vineyard "Les Combettes" in Puligny Montrachet in Burgundy:
Intense and floral Burgundy white wine: terrine, small oven, freshwater fish, sushi, crab, prawns, seafood, veal in white sauce, poultry blanquette, poultry fillets, county, gouda, camembert, brie
Appellation
Premier CruType of Wine
StillWine Making
Oak casksGrape Variety
ChardonnayHarvest
ManualBurgundy Region
Côte de BeauneVintage
2022Service
12 to 14 degreesCustody potential
2029Degree of alcohol
13,5°
White: this wine is a bright gold colour with greenish highlights, becoming more intense with age. The bouquet brings together hawthorn blossoms, ripe grapes, marzipan, hazelnut, amber, lemon-grass and green apple. Milky (butter, hot croissant) and mineral aromas (flint) are commonplace, as is honey. Body and bouquet blend into a subtle harmony. This wine combines grace with a welldefined character and a remarkable concentration.
Red: the red wine is bright ruby when young, darkening with age. Its bouquet is divided between small red fruits (raspberry gooseberry) and black fruits (blackcurrant blackberry) later shifting towards leather, musk and fur.
Tender and well-fruited, it is well put-together and does well with several years’ aging.
White: Puligny-Montrachet and its Premiers Crus are concentrated and well-bred. Their balance, aromatic complexity, and purified style demand delicate but rich food. They are equally at home with poultry in sauce or veal fried with mushrooms. Their great distinction elicits a grateful response from 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 temperature: 11 to 13°C.
Red: its opulent and fleshy structure will lend lusciousness and fullness to veal, pork, and roast fowl, as well as to hard cheeses like Comté.
Serving temperature: 14 to 16°C.
Puligny-Montrachet, along with Chassagne, is the most perfect expression of the Chardonnay grape. The appellation was created in 1937 on soils separated by only a few metres from the Grands Crus. The white wines have well-defined personalities and an established reputation. The plots which adjoin the hamlet of Blagny produce an excellent red wine from the Pinot Noir grape.
The vines in many cases occupy brown limestone soils, or soils where limestone alternates with marls and limey-clays. Soils are deep in some places. In others, the rock is exposed at the surface. Where there are clayey alluvia, these are coarser higher up and finer at the foot of the slope. Exposures East and South-East. Altitude: 230-320 metres.
Source : https://www.bourgogne-wines.com
The Jacques Prieur estate in Meursault has one of the most beautiful panoplies of great appellations in Burgundy: located in Meursault, it produces wines such as the Chevalier Montrachet and Montrachet Grands Crus in whites, Clos Vougeot, Musigny or Chambertin in reds.
Also owner of several vineyards under monopoly in Meursault.
