2012 Puligny Montrachet Les Demoiselles
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Smoky, apple fruit – but lighter than their Chassage En Remilly, and less satisfying. Still very tasty and pure, and pleasingly textural on the palate. (RH)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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(this cuvee consists of a single new barrique and a one-year-old 350-liter barrel): Yellow peach on the nose. Fat, spicy and rich, in a softer style but avoiding heaviness. The pineapple flavor is nicely lifted by notes of nutmeg and coconut. This large-scaled wine nicely balances a sweet fruit impression and lively acidity, with the finish showing considerable oak spice character.
Here the nose is dominated by sulfur and reductive aromas. Otherwise there is excellent punch and volume to the delicious and exceptionally rich medium-bodied flavors that possess fine depth and even better length on the slightly warm finish. This is a very ripe vintage for this storied wine and thus it's both less elegant and much more forward than usual. Tasted: Jun 15, 2014. Drink: 2016+