2001 Puligny Montrachet Les Combettes
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The floral, pear-scented 2001 Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes has a focused, light to medium-bodied character. Citrus fruits can be detected in its deep, concentrated core as well as in its extensive, flavorful finish. Projected maturity: now-2009. Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Cask sample. Nose of putty, then great and impressive weight and flavour reverberation behind. Lime and cream and pzzazz. Quite long. (JR)
(13% potential alcohol; my sample was from a representative barrel - i.e., not new - but was holding a lot of gas) Sweet aromas of peach, nuts and oak, with floral and mineral nuances. Rich, ripe and peachy in the mouth; less harmonious and aromatic today than the Champs-Canet but at least as fat and perhaps even longer on the aftertaste. This has 1.8 grams per liter of residual sugar, the highest among these 2001s.