A little whiff of oak which quickly departs to offer plenty of complexity and a base of sweet fruit. Vibrantly flavoured with fine energy, a little saline side showing too before some mineral impression. Concentrated and complex but with a nice freshness of style too.
Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
2009 Pernot Paul Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
2008 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
Starts deep and very faintly of baked bread, but swirl and the nose has a nice freshness and the fruit behind is high-toned and citrussy . This is a mouthful of energy and joy – blind I might have guessed it to be the 2007 (I must compare!) as the obvious richness of 2008 is hardly visible. Roll the wine around your tongue and the acidity helps develop a fine and mineral flavour – there’s no fat or excess here, just a good mineral end-note. Quite linear, mineral and with a good intensity – it’s my kind of wine, but if this is the performance of a 2008, can I handle the 2007?
2009 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
2008 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
2001 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
A rather deep, initially worrysome colour. Fortunately the nose betrays nothing unmentionable though it’s a little heavy, indeed ponderous. In the mouth it’s wide, a little fat and certainly has lots of mid-palate flavour. There is just about enough acidity for balance. The fruit starts sweet but the finish is a little more sour. The finish has a decent length. Whilst this was a beauty when younger, if I had more in the cellar I’d be drinking them all this year.
2003 Jadot Louis Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
A few hints of oxidation on the nose, but it’s largely fresh and interesting. In your mouth this wine is all over the place and despite evident complexity and some additional dimension – not just oxidation! – in the mid-palate it’s frankly a mess. Poorly judged acidification or just an impossible vintage? I don’t know but it seemed to have plenty of acidity.
2006 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
2005 Colin-Morey Pierre-Yves Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatières
Light colour. Wide aromatics, but starting just a little soft and sweet – time in the glass brings more concentration and focus – it’s very good. Much more power on entry and then a little carbon dioxide spritz. Very wide palate of flavours – a really significant extra dimension. This is a super wine.